Henry Raeburn Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair, 1810–20
Mrs. George Hill
Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823)
- Date
- c. 1790/1800
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Size
- 38¼ × 30¼ in (96.9 × 76.6 cm)
- Museum
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1970.17.130. See the museum’s record
- Credit
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0).
Palette
- #282A2C, 47 % of the picture, closest to Black walls
- #574121, 20 % of the picture, closest to Chocolate walls
- #DBB870, 14 % of the picture, closest to Mustard walls
- #866424, 10 % of the picture, closest to Olive walls
- #B08E4A, 9 % of the picture, closest to Mustard 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 5.2 % of the picture)
- Center
- 58 in (147 cm) above the stair line
Try it on your wall color
Default greige
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 1.1 % | 8 × 10 in | 8 × 10 in ready-made | 12 × 14 in custom | 14 × 16 in custom | 682 dpi, crisp up close |
| 11 × 14 in | trims 0.7 % | 11 × 14 in | 11 × 14 in ready-made | 15 × 18 in custom | 17 × 20 in custom | 496 dpi, crisp up close |
| 12 × 16 in | trims 5.2 % | 12 × 15¼ in | 12 × 16 in ready-made | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 18 × 22 in custom | 442 dpi, crisp up close |
| 16 × 20 in | trims 1.1 % | 15¾ × 20 in | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 20 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 26 in custom | 341 dpi, crisp up close |
| 18 × 24 in | trims 5.2 % | 18 × 22¾ in | 18 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 28 in ready-made | 24 × 30 in ready-made | 295 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 30 × 40 in | trims 5.2 % | 30 × 38 in | 30 × 40 in ready-made | 34 × 44 in custom | 36 × 46 in custom | 177 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 36 × 48 in | trims 5.2 % | 36 × 45½ in | 36 × 48 in ready-made | 40 × 52 in custom | 42 × 54 in custom | 147 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) 431 × 560 px from Room Paintings
- Web image 649 × 843 px from National Gallery of Art
- Print file 1,540 × 2,000 px from National Gallery of Art
- Original file 5,456 × 7,087 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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