Elis draws clear of Colonel Peel's Slane over the Newmarket turf, the whole match settled by a length Alken measures precisely. A 300-guinea match between two named owners' horses was a public settling of accounts, and Alken's job was to make the margin legible to men who had wagered on it. the exact daylight Alken leaves between the two horses, no more than the bet required. A length is worth exactly what men will pay for it.

Maker: Henry Thomas Alken, oil on canvas
Date: c.1837
Medium of the original: Painting
Original held by: National Trust
Credit: National Trust
Rights: Cleared for print
Catalogue number: PA-00079

As chosen: 24 x 16 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	24 x 16 in
Outside size	25.6 x 17.6 in
Depth	0.9 in (22 mm)
Weight	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]]
Hanging	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]]
Material	Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing
Made in	Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi

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.

How the print check works

Sizes offered
Size	dpi	Grade	How it fits
12 x 8 in	300	Excellent	Trimmed 6.9%
14 x 11 in	234	Excellent	Trimmed 8.9%
16 x 12 in	214	Excellent	Trimmed 4.6%
18 x 12 in	200	Excellent	Trimmed 6.9%
24 x 16 in	150	Good	Trimmed 6.9%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
10 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 11% crop
20 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 11% crop
24 x 18 in	143 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	120 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 11% crop
36 x 24 in	100 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 30 in	85 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	71 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	60 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged