Alexander, Crystal Seer
Unattributed U.S. lithographer (Library of Congress copy)
No print size passed the check for this piece: at 8 x 10 in, Wrong shape: a 50% crop. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.
See pieces like it you can buyA second crystal-seer sheet: robed Alexander cradles the glowing sphere, eyes lit, the all-seeing motto ringing the frame. A distinct print of the crystal-gaze image that made "the Crystal Seer" a household billing across vaudeville.
- Maker
- Unattributed U.S. lithographer (Library of Congress copy)
- Medium of the original
- Colour lithograph poster
- Original held by
- Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
- Credit
- Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- Cleared for print
- Catalogue number
- PA-02090
Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.
| Size | Why |
|---|---|
| 8 x 10 in | Wrong shape: a 50% crop |
| 8 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 40% crop |
| 11 x 14 in | Wrong shape: a 49% crop |
| 12 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 47% crop |
| 12 x 18 in | Wrong shape: a 40% crop |
| 16 x 20 in | Wrong shape: a 50% crop |
| 16 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 40% crop |
| 18 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 47% crop |
| 20 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 40% crop |
| 24 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 50% crop |
| 24 x 36 in | Wrong shape: a 40% crop |
| 30 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 47% crop |
| 36 x 48 in | Wrong shape: a 47% crop |
| 40 x 60 in | Wrong shape: a 40% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 940 x 2,352 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 1, lights 208 of 255; 0% clipped light, 3% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 2.48
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