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The painting depicts a man shown from the knees up, standing with his arms crossed over his chest and his head turned to the right. He has light skin, ruddy cheeks with a brown mole, a long nose, and small red lips in a neutral expression.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734–1797)

Date
c. 1770-1773
Medium
oil on canvas
Size
50½ × 40¼ in (128 × 102 cm)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1940.1.11. See the museum’s record
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Collection

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

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Print
18 × 24 in, filling the paper (trims 5.9 % of the picture)
Center
58 in (147 cm) above the stair line
Portrait of a Gentleman: an 18 × 24 in print hung beside a staircase, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
18 × 24 in portrait print (46 × 61 cm), centered 58 in above the stair line. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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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 0.4 % 8 × 10 in 8 × 10 in ready-made 12 × 14 in custom 14 × 16 in custom 3062 dpi, crisp up close
11 × 14 in trims 1.4 % 11 × 13¾ in 11 × 14 in ready-made 15 × 18 in custom 17 × 20 in custom 2189 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 16 in trims 5.9 % 12 × 15 in 12 × 16 in ready-made 16 × 20 in ready-made 18 × 22 in custom 1915 dpi, crisp up close
16 × 20 in trims 0.4 % 16 × 20 in 16 × 20 in ready-made 20 × 24 in ready-made 22 × 26 in custom 1531 dpi, crisp up close
18 × 24 in trims 5.9 % 18 × 22½ in 18 × 24 in ready-made 22 × 28 in ready-made 24 × 30 in ready-made 1277 dpi, crisp up close
30 × 40 in trims 5.9 % 30 × 37½ in 30 × 40 in ready-made 34 × 44 in custom 36 × 46 in custom 766 dpi, crisp up close
36 × 48 in trims 5.9 % 36 × 45¼ in 36 × 48 in ready-made 40 × 52 in custom 42 × 54 in custom 638 dpi, crisp 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 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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