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Study for The House of Representatives, Samuel F. B. Morse, ca. 1821, oil on panel

Study for The House of Representatives

Samuel F. B. Morse (American, 1791–1872)

Date
ca. 1821
Medium
oil on panel
Size
8¼ × 13¾ in (20.9 × 35 cm)
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, accession 1978.166. See the museum’s record
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through a grant from the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

Public domain image courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Smithsonian Open Access, CC0).

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Print
21½ × 36 in, the whole painting on 24 × 36 in paper
Center
50 in (127 cm) from the floor
Above the console table
8 in (20 cm) from the console table to the frame
Ideal width
36 to 41 in over a 54 in console table
Why this height
Centered at eye level, this frame would not sit 6 to 10 in above the console table, so the 8 in gap sets the height.
Study for The House of Representatives: a 21½ × 36 in print hung above a console table, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
21½ × 36 in landscape print (55 × 91 cm), centered 50 in from the floor, 8 in above the console table. 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 16.4 % 4¼ × 7 in 5 × 7 in ready-made 9 × 11 in custom 11 × 13 in custom 420 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 16 in trims 20.4 % 9½ × 16 in 12 × 16 in ready-made 16 × 20 in ready-made 18 × 22 in custom 183 dpi, crisp from a step back
18 × 24 in trims 20.4 % 14¼ × 24 in 18 × 24 in ready-made 22 × 28 in ready-made 24 × 30 in ready-made 123 dpi, soft up close
20 × 30 in trims 10.4 % 18 × 30 in 20 × 30 in ready-made 24 × 34 in custom 26 × 36 in custom 98 dpi, soft up close
24 × 36 in trims 10.4 % 21½ × 36 in 24 × 36 in ready-made 28 × 40 in custom 30 × 42 in custom 82 dpi, soft up close
30 × 40 in trims 20.4 % 24 × 40 in 30 × 40 in ready-made 34 × 44 in custom 36 × 46 in custom 73 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 Smithsonian American Art Museum (Smithsonian 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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