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Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Boy, Thomas Eakins, probably 1877, oil on canvas

Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Boy

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

Date
probably 1877
Medium
oil on canvas
Size
21 × 9¼ in (53.3 × 23.2 cm)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1985.64.15. See the museum’s record
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

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

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Print
20 × 46 in, the whole painting on 20 × 60 in paper
Center
58 in (147 cm) from the floor
Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Boy: a 20 × 46 in print hung on a plain wall, drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall
20 × 46 in panoramic print (51 × 117 cm), centered 58 in from the floor. 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 39.1 % 3 × 7 in 5 × 7 in ready-made 9 × 11 in custom 11 × 13 in custom 1318 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 16 in trims 42 % 7 × 16 in 12 × 16 in ready-made 16 × 20 in ready-made 18 × 22 in custom 565 dpi, crisp up close
12 × 36 in trims 23.4 % 12 × 27½ in 12 × 36 in custom 16 × 40 in custom 18 × 42 in custom 329 dpi, crisp up close
20 × 30 in trims 34.7 % 13 × 30 in 20 × 30 in ready-made 24 × 34 in custom 26 × 36 in custom 301 dpi, crisp up close
24 × 36 in trims 34.7 % 15¾ × 36 in 24 × 36 in ready-made 28 × 40 in custom 30 × 42 in custom 251 dpi, crisp from a step back
20 × 60 in trims 23.4 % 20 × 46 in 20 × 60 in custom 24 × 64 in custom 26 × 66 in custom 197 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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