A portrait of John Nevil Maskelyne (1839–1917), watchmaker turned illusionist, founder of Britain’s ruling magic dynasty. Inventor of stage automata and the pay-toilet lock alike, he built magic into a family institution.

Maker: Period studio portrait
Medium of the original: Colour lithograph poster
Original held by: Wikimedia Commons
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Cleared for print
Catalogue number: PA-02106

As chosen: 8 x 12 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	8 x 12 in
Outside size	9.6 x 13.6 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	154	Good	Trimmed 1.2%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
8 x 10 in	Wrong shape: a 18% crop
11 x 14 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
12 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
12 x 18 in	102 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 18% crop
16 x 24 in	77 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
20 x 30 in	61 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 18% crop
24 x 36 in	51 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
36 x 48 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
40 x 60 in	30 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged

Scanned: 2026-10-07
Master file: 1,235 x 1,875 px, srgb, sRGB
Tone: Darks 31, lights 202 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
Colour: 0% vivid
Sharpness: 0.68