The American Clipper Ship Flying Cloud at Sea Under Full Sail

Antonio Jacobsen, 1913

The RegattaPA-01999Tear sheet

$235

Type
Frame

Satin-laminated wood, 20 mm face, 22 mm deep, acrylic glazing.

Frame colour: Black

Every colour is the same price.

PrintingStandard Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm

Print check at 24 x 16 in: 150 dpi, good. Trimmed 4.5% to the shape of the print.

Shipping to a US address: $25.90 for this piece, from the print room in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Subtotal$235

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McKay's most famous clipper under a full press of sail, painted by Jacobsen sixty years after her record runs. By 1913 Flying Cloud was legend, not shipping; Jacobsen supplied the legend on demand, accurately rigged.

Maker
Antonio Jacobsen
Date
1913
Medium of the original
Oil on canvas
Original held by
Private collection
Credit
Private collection · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights
Public domain, verified
Catalogue number
PA-01999
As chosen: 24 x 16 in, art print, classic frame
Picture24 x 16 in
Outside size25.6 x 17.6 in
Depth0.9 in (22 mm)
Weight[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]]
Hanging[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]]
MaterialEnhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing
Made inCharlotte, 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
SizedpiGradeHow it fits
12 x 8 in301ExcellentTrimmed 4.5%
18 x 12 in201ExcellentTrimmed 4.5%
24 x 16 in150GoodTrimmed 4.5%
Sizes withheld
SizeWhy
10 x 8 inWrong shape: a 20% crop
14 x 11 inWrong shape: a 19% crop
16 x 12 inWrong shape: a 15% crop
20 x 16 inWrong shape: a 20% crop
24 x 18 inWrong shape: a 15% crop
30 x 20 in120 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 24 inWrong shape: a 20% crop
36 x 24 in100 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 30 inWrong shape: a 15% crop
48 x 36 inWrong shape: a 15% crop
60 x 40 in60 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
Scanned
2026-10-07
Master file
3,790 x 2,414 px, srgb
Tone
Darks 58, lights 238 of 255; 0.1% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
Colour
0% vivid
Sharpness
115.43
Notes
  • Neutrals lean cool (blue): the paper and varnish of the original, kept as scanned

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