The Little Mermaid
Edmund Dulac (1882 to 1953), 1911
No print size passed the check for this piece: at 8 x 10 in, 128 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.
See pieces like it you can buyDown in the deep green, the sea-king’s youngest daughter holding the drowned prince she gave her voice to reach. Dulac’s water goes down forever.
- Maker
- Edmund Dulac (1882 to 1953)
- Date
- 1911
- Medium of the original
- Book illustration
- Credit
- via Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- Public domain, verified
- Catalogue number
- PA-02435
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 | 128 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 8 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 16% crop |
| 11 x 14 in | 92 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 12 x 16 in | 80 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 12 x 18 in | Wrong shape: a 16% crop |
| 16 x 20 in | 64 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 16 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 16% crop |
| 18 x 24 in | 53 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 20 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 16% crop |
| 24 x 30 in | 42 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 24 x 36 in | Wrong shape: a 16% crop |
| 30 x 40 in | 32 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 36 x 48 in | 26 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 40 x 60 in | Wrong shape: a 16% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 1,024 x 1,292 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 59, lights 181 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 7.82
- Notes
- Neutrals lean toward green: the paper and varnish of the original, kept as scanned
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