The Standard Bearer

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

Date: 1636
Medium
Size: 46¾ × 38 in (118.8 × 96.8 cm)
Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, accession SK-A-5092. See the museum’s record
Credit: Purchased by the Dutch State with the support of the members of the Rembrandt Association (thanks in part to its Stortenbeker Fonds, A.M. Roeters van Lennep Fonds, Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, Nationaal Fonds 1930, Acquoy-Nairac Fonds, Mevrouw dr. E. Frederiks Fonds, Mevrouw J.J. den Boer-den Herder Fonds, Cleyndert Fonds, Van Rijn Fonds, Saskia Fonds, Fonds voor Klassieke Beeldende Kunst, Themafonds 17de-eeuwse schilderkunst, Warning-Meijaard Fonds, Daan Cevat Fonds, the annual contribution of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and additional donations from members), the Rijksmuseum Fonds (Hans & Hedy de Klerk, Conrad Whelan 42 Fund, Anita Nijboer Fonds, the International Circle and other private donors) and The Friends Lottery.

Public domain image courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Public Domain Mark).

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Where Print size

Print: 16 × 20 in, filling the paper (trims 1.8 % of the picture)
Center: 58 in (147 cm) above the stair line

16 × 20 in portrait print (41 × 51 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 1.8 %	8 × 9¾ in	8 × 10 in ready-made	12 × 14 in custom	14 × 16 in custom	1029 dpi, crisp up close
11 × 14 in	trims 3.6 %	11 × 13½ in	11 × 14 in ready-made	15 × 18 in custom	17 × 20 in custom	736 dpi, crisp up close
16 × 20 in	trims 1.8 %	16 × 19½ in	16 × 20 in ready-made	20 × 24 in ready-made	22 × 26 in custom	514 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 (Public Domain Mark).

Thumbnail (WebP) 448 × 560 px from Room Paintings
Web image 674 × 843 px from Rijksmuseum
Print file 1,598 × 2,000 px from Rijksmuseum
Original file 8,234 × 10,306 px from Rijksmuseum
The museum’s record of this painting Rijksmuseum

Public domain image courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Public Domain Mark). 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.