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The painting depicts an equestrian scene with people and horses in a green landscape. There are several people on horseback, and others standing by horses. Some people are also sitting in horse-drawn carriages.

Heaton Park Races

John Ferneley (British, 1782–1860)

Date
1829
Medium
oil on canvas
Size
36¼ × 60 in (92 × 152.6 cm)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1970.17.110. See the museum’s record
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

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

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Print
24 × 40 in, the whole painting on 30 × 40 in paper
Center
55¼ in (140 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.
Heaton Park Races: a 24 × 40 in print hung above a sofa, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
24 × 40 in landscape print (61 × 102 cm), centered 55¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the sofa. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Print it

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 976 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 427 dpi, crisp 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 282 dpi, crisp from a step back
20 × 30 in trims 9.6 % 18 × 30 in 20 × 30 in ready-made 24 × 34 in custom 26 × 36 in custom 226 dpi, crisp from a step back
24 × 36 in trims 9.6 % 21¾ × 36 in 24 × 36 in ready-made 28 × 40 in custom 30 × 42 in custom 188 dpi, crisp from a step back
30 × 40 in trims 19.6 % 24 × 40 in 30 × 40 in ready-made 34 × 44 in custom 36 × 46 in custom 170 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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