The Tin Woodman
W. W. Denslow (1856 to 1915), 1900
No print size passed the check for this piece: at 8 x 10 in, Wrong shape: a 45% crop. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.
See pieces like it you can buyRusted mid-swing in the forest, waiting for an oil-can and a heart. Denslow’s flat colour and bold outline are the whole graphic language of American picture books, invented in one book.
- 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-02441
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 45% crop |
| 8 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 34% crop |
| 11 x 14 in | Wrong shape: a 44% crop |
| 12 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 42% crop |
| 12 x 18 in | Wrong shape: a 34% crop |
| 16 x 20 in | Wrong shape: a 45% crop |
| 16 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 34% crop |
| 18 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 42% crop |
| 20 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 34% crop |
| 24 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 45% crop |
| 24 x 36 in | Wrong shape: a 34% crop |
| 30 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 42% crop |
| 36 x 48 in | Wrong shape: a 42% crop |
| 40 x 60 in | Wrong shape: a 34% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 1,283 x 2,937 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 0, lights 255 of 255; 11.1% clipped light, 73% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 23.17
- Notes
- Pure white on 11% of the image, mostly the sheet itself: it prints as the paper's white
- Shadows clip on 73% of the image: the darkest areas print as solid black
- A plain margin is part of the file (5% of an edge): it prints as part of the picture
The Nursery
The pictures you remember before you remember reading.
All 34 pieces from The Nursery
