Edgar Degas The Dance Class, 1874
Edmondo and Thérèse Morbilli
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
- Date
- c. 1865
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Size
- 46¼ × 35¼ in (117.2 × 89.7 cm)
- Museum
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1963.10.125. See the museum’s record
- Credit
- Chester Dale Collection
Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0).
Palette
- #2B271B, 24 % of the picture, closest to Black walls
- #301208, 23 % of the picture, closest to Chocolate walls
- #433625, 22 % of the picture, closest to Chocolate walls
- #683E27, 19 % of the picture, closest to Chocolate walls
- #7A624C, 13 % of the picture, closest to Olive walls
Closest wall colors:
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Hang it
Pick the furniture and a print size to see it to scale on your wall.
- 18 × 24 in, filling the paper (trims 2 % of the picture)
- Center
- 58 in (147 cm) above the stair line
Try it on your wall color
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Print it
Standard paper sizes that keep this painting’s proportions, the frames that fit them, and how sharp each one prints.
| Paper | Filling the paper | Printed whole | Frame | Frame with a 2 in mat | Frame with a 3 in mat | Sharpness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 × 10 in | trims 4.4 % | 7¾ × 10 in | 8 × 10 in ready-made | 12 × 14 in custom | 14 × 16 in custom | 2946 dpi, crisp up close |
| 11 × 14 in | trims 2.6 % | 10¾ × 14 in | 11 × 14 in ready-made | 15 × 18 in custom | 17 × 20 in custom | 2142 dpi, crisp up close |
| 12 × 16 in | trims 2 % | 12 × 15¾ in | 12 × 16 in ready-made | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 18 × 22 in custom | 1934 dpi, crisp up close |
| 16 × 20 in | trims 4.4 % | 15¼ × 20 in | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 20 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 26 in custom | 1473 dpi, crisp up close |
| 18 × 24 in | trims 2 % | 18 × 23½ in | 18 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 28 in ready-made | 24 × 30 in ready-made | 1289 dpi, crisp up close |
| 30 × 40 in | trims 2 % | 30 × 39¼ in | 30 × 40 in ready-made | 34 × 44 in custom | 36 × 46 in custom | 773 dpi, crisp up close |
| 36 × 48 in | trims 2 % | 36 × 47 in | 36 × 48 in ready-made | 40 × 52 in custom | 42 × 54 in custom | 644 dpi, crisp up close |
Sharpness is worked out from the largest file the museum offers. Above 300 dpi a print holds up at arm’s length; 150 dpi is plenty for a picture seen from across a sofa.
Download
Free for any use, including commercial: this image is public domain (CC0).
- Thumbnail (WebP) 426 × 560 px from Room Paintings
- Web image 642 × 843 px from National Gallery of Art
- Print file 1,523 × 2,000 px from National Gallery of Art
- Original file 23,572 × 30,954 px from National Gallery of Art
- The museum’s record of this painting National Gallery of Art
Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0). You may print, share, change and sell it without asking. Read what that means on our image license page, and how to get a good result in how to print a public-domain painting.
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