A flamingo curves its whole flushed body downward, neck sweeping to the water — a pose Audubon chose partly from life and partly from necessity, folding the tall bird to fit the enormous “double elephant” page on which he was determined to print every American bird life-size. The Birds of America (1827–1838) is one of the most magnificent books ever made, and its flamingo is the showstopper: a study in that impossible pink, at once rigorous natural history and pure design. Ornithology as high art.

Maker: John James Audubon (1785 to 1851)
Date: 1838
Medium of the original: Painting
Original held by: The Birds of America
Credit: The Birds of America · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-00604

As chosen: 18 x 24 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	18 x 24 in
Outside size	19.6 x 25.6 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
8 x 12 in	1335	Excellent	Trimmed 4.6%
12 x 16 in	932	Excellent	Trimmed 6.9%
12 x 18 in	890	Excellent	Trimmed 4.6%
16 x 24 in	667	Excellent	Trimmed 4.6%
18 x 24 in	621	Excellent	Trimmed 6.9%
20 x 30 in	534	Excellent	Trimmed 4.6%
24 x 36 in	445	Excellent	Trimmed 4.6%
30 x 40 in	373	Excellent	Trimmed 6.9%
36 x 48 in	310	Excellent	Trimmed 6.9%
40 x 60 in	267	Excellent	Trimmed 4.6%