The Irish Terrier (Dogs of All Nations)
W.E. Mason (pub.), 1915
No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, Wrong shape: a 13% crop. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.
See pieces like it you can buyThe Irish Terrier's plate from the 1915 breed atlas, the red daredevil of the terrier group standing squarely on all four convictions. The breed the trenches would soon nickname the daredevil, portrayed in the last peaceful year he had.
- Maker
- W.E. Mason (pub.)
- Date
- 1915
- Medium of the original
- Photomechanical book plate
- Original held by
- Internet Archive / Dogs of All Nations 1915
- Credit
- Internet Archive / Dogs of All Nations 1915 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- Public domain, verified
- Catalogue number
- PA-01791
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 |
|---|---|
| 10 x 8 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 12 x 8 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
| 14 x 11 in | Wrong shape: a 15% crop |
| 16 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
| 18 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
| 20 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 24 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
| 24 x 18 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
| 30 x 20 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
| 30 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 36 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
| 40 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
| 48 x 36 in | Wrong shape: a 19% crop |
| 60 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 28% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 313 x 289 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 100, lights 250 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 12.47
- Notes
- Neutrals lean warm (yellow): the paper and varnish of the original, kept as scanned
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