The Cowardly Lion
W. W. Denslow (1856 to 1915), 1900
$82
Print check at 8 x 10 in: 270 dpi, excellent. Trimmed 9.1% to the shape of the print.
Shipping to a US address: $24.80 for this piece, from the print room in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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The great beast who roars to hide how frightened he is — the most human of the four. Denslow gives him a mane like a chrysanthemum and eyes full of worry.
- Maker
- W. W. Denslow (1856 to 1915)
- Date
- 1900
- Medium of the original
- Book illustration
- Credit
- via Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- Public domain, verified
- Catalogue number
- PA-02442
| Picture | 8 x 10 in |
|---|---|
| Outside size | 9.6 x 11.6 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.
| Size | dpi | Grade | How it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 x 10 in | 270 | Excellent | Trimmed 9.1% |
| Size | Why |
|---|---|
| 8 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 24% crop |
| 11 x 14 in | Wrong shape: a 11% crop |
| 12 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 15% crop |
| 12 x 18 in | Wrong shape: a 24% crop |
| 16 x 20 in | 135 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 16 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 24% crop |
| 18 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 15% crop |
| 20 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 24% crop |
| 24 x 30 in | 90 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 24 x 36 in | Wrong shape: a 24% crop |
| 30 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 15% crop |
| 36 x 48 in | Wrong shape: a 15% crop |
| 40 x 60 in | Wrong shape: a 24% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 2,380 x 2,703 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 0, lights 255 of 255; 20.8% clipped light, 58.8% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 5.31
- Notes
- Pure white on 21% of the image, mostly the sheet itself: it prints as the paper's white
- Shadows clip on 59% of the image: the darkest areas print as solid black
Shipping for this piece to a US address is $24.80, the print room’s own rate, charged per piece. Checkout shows the total before you pay.
Every piece is printed after you order it, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and ships from there. For now we ship to US addresses only.
A piece that arrives damaged, misprinted or in the wrong size is replaced at our cost. The details: shipping and returns and replacements.
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