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Edward Guthrie Kennedy, James McNeill Whistler, 1893–95, oil on wood

Edward Guthrie Kennedy

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)

Date
1893–95
Medium
Oil on wood
Size
11½ × 7 in (29.5 × 17.8 cm)
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession 09.222. See the museum’s record
Credit
Gift of Edward G. Kennedy, 1909

Public domain image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0).

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Print
24 × 40 in, the whole painting on 30 × 40 in paper
Center
58 in (147 cm) above the stair line
Edward Guthrie Kennedy: a 24 × 40 in print hung beside a staircase, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
24 × 40 in portrait print (61 × 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 15.6 % 4¼ × 7 in 5 × 7 in ready-made 9 × 11 in custom 11 × 13 in custom 334 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 16 in trims 19.6 % 9½ × 16 in 12 × 16 in ready-made 16 × 20 in ready-made 18 × 22 in custom 146 dpi, soft up close
18 × 24 in trims 19.6 % 14½ × 24 in 18 × 24 in ready-made 22 × 28 in ready-made 24 × 30 in ready-made 96 dpi, soft up close
20 × 30 in trims 9.6 % 18 × 30 in 20 × 30 in ready-made 24 × 34 in custom 26 × 36 in custom 77 dpi, soft up close
24 × 36 in trims 9.6 % 21¾ × 36 in 24 × 36 in ready-made 28 × 40 in custom 30 × 42 in custom 64 dpi, soft up close
30 × 40 in trims 19.6 % 24 × 40 in 30 × 40 in ready-made 34 × 44 in custom 36 × 46 in custom 58 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.

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

Public domain image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum 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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