George Catlin The Sioux Chief with Several Indians, 1861/1869
Two Nezperce Warriors and a Boy
George Catlin (American, 1796–1872)
- Date
- 1855/1869
- Medium
- oil on card mounted on paperboard
- Size
- 18½ × 25 in (47.2 × 63.8 cm)
- Museum
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1965.16.34. See the museum’s record
- Credit
- Paul Mellon Collection
Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0).
Palette
- #8D7556, 42 % of the picture, closest to Olive walls
- #AFA071, 28 % of the picture, closest to Taupe walls
- #8C6932, 13 % of the picture, closest to Olive walls
- #704D2A, 10 % of the picture, closest to Chocolate walls
- #9E8746, 7 % of the picture, closest to Olive walls
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Hang it
Pick the furniture and a print size to see it to scale on your wall.
- 36 × 48 in, filling the paper (trims 1.4 % of the picture)
- Center
- 61¼ in (156 cm) from the floor
- Above the sofa
- 8 in (20 cm) from the sofa to the frame
- Ideal width
- 56 to 63 in over an 84 in sofa
- Why this height
- Centered at eye level, this frame would not sit 6 to 10 in above the sofa, so the 8 in gap sets the height.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 × 7 in | trims 3.4 % | 5 × 6¾ in | 5 × 7 in ready-made | 9 × 11 in custom | 11 × 13 in custom | 910 dpi, crisp up close |
| 11 × 14 in | trims 5.9 % | 10½ × 14 in | 11 × 14 in ready-made | 15 × 18 in custom | 17 × 20 in custom | 450 dpi, crisp up close |
| 12 × 16 in | trims 1.4 % | 11¾ × 16 in | 12 × 16 in ready-made | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 18 × 22 in custom | 398 dpi, crisp up close |
| 18 × 24 in | trims 1.4 % | 17¾ × 24 in | 18 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 28 in ready-made | 24 × 30 in ready-made | 265 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 30 × 40 in | trims 1.4 % | 29½ × 40 in | 30 × 40 in ready-made | 34 × 44 in custom | 36 × 46 in custom | 159 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 36 × 48 in | trims 1.4 % | 35½ × 48 in | 36 × 48 in ready-made | 40 × 52 in custom | 42 × 54 in custom | 132 dpi, soft 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) 560 × 435 px from Room Paintings
- Web image 843 × 655 px from National Gallery of Art
- Print file 2,000 × 1,555 px from National Gallery of Art
- Original file 6,370 × 4,953 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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