Joshua Reynolds Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces, 1763–65
George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757–1839), and Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755–1834)
Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792)
- Date
- 1768
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 71½ × 57¼ in (181.6 × 145.4 cm)
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession 48.181. See the museum’s record
- Credit
- Gift of Henry S. Morgan, 1948
Public domain image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0).
Palette
- #271E0F, 45 % of the picture, closest to Black walls
- #47361F, 18 % of the picture, closest to Chocolate walls
- #706D60, 15 % of the picture, closest to Olive walls
- #62533F, 12 % of the picture, closest to Chocolate walls
- #8E8473, 10 % of the picture, closest to Taupe walls
Closest wall colors:
Fits these rooms
Hang it
Pick the furniture and a print size to see it to scale on your wall.
- 16 × 20 in, filling the paper (trims 0.1 % of the picture)
- Center
- 58 in (147 cm) from the floor
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 0.1 % | 8 × 10 in | 8 × 10 in ready-made | 12 × 14 in custom | 14 × 16 in custom | 381 dpi, crisp up close |
| 11 × 14 in | trims 1.9 % | 11 × 13¾ in | 11 × 14 in ready-made | 15 × 18 in custom | 17 × 20 in custom | 272 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 16 × 20 in | trims 0.1 % | 16 × 20 in | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 20 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 26 in custom | 190 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.
Download
Free for any use, including commercial: this image is public domain (CC0).
- Thumbnail (WebP) 452 × 560 px from Room Paintings
- Web image 504 × 624 px from The Met
- Print and original file 3,083 × 3,816 px from The Met
- The museum’s record of this painting The Met
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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