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The image shows a person standing upright, facing slightly to the right. The person has indistinct facial features with a mustache and medium-length dark hair, wearing a dark overcoat and trousers with a white collar.

Alexander Arnold Hannay

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)

Date
c. 1896
Medium
oil on wood
Size
8¾ × 5¼ in (22.3 × 13.3 cm)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1943.11.7. See the museum’s record
Credit
Rosenwald Collection

Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0).

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Print
23¾ × 40 in, the whole painting on 30 × 40 in paper
Center
58 in (147 cm) above the stair line
Alexander Arnold Hannay: a 23¾ × 40 in print hung beside a staircase, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
23¾ × 40 in portrait print (60 × 102 cm), centered 58 in above the stair line. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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No standard paper matches this painting’s proportions closely, so print it whole with a white border, or trim the edges to fill the paper.

Paper Filling the paper Printed whole Frame Frame with a 2 in mat Frame with a 3 in mat Sharpness
5 × 7 in trims 16.6 % 4¼ × 7 in 5 × 7 in ready-made 9 × 11 in custom 11 × 13 in custom 882 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 16 in trims 20.5 % 9½ × 16 in 12 × 16 in ready-made 16 × 20 in ready-made 18 × 22 in custom 390 dpi, crisp up close
18 × 24 in trims 20.5 % 14¼ × 24 in 18 × 24 in ready-made 22 × 28 in ready-made 24 × 30 in ready-made 259 dpi, crisp from a step back
20 × 30 in trims 10.6 % 18 × 30 in 20 × 30 in ready-made 24 × 34 in custom 26 × 36 in custom 207 dpi, crisp from a step back
24 × 36 in trims 10.6 % 21½ × 36 in 24 × 36 in ready-made 28 × 40 in custom 30 × 42 in custom 172 dpi, crisp from a step back
30 × 40 in trims 20.5 % 23¾ × 40 in 30 × 40 in ready-made 34 × 44 in custom 36 × 46 in custom 155 dpi, crisp from a step back

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.

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Free for any use, including commercial: this image is public domain (CC0).

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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