The Labrador Retriever (Dogs of All Nations)
W.E. Mason (pub.), 1915
No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 32 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.
See pieces like it you can buyThe Labrador Retriever's 1915 plate, made when the future most popular dog on earth was still a specialist's fishing companion. A before-fame portrait of the breed that would take over the world's hearths — the ultimate origin print.
- 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-01792
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 | 32 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 12 x 8 in | 30 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 14 x 11 in | 23 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 16 x 12 in | 21 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 18 x 12 in | 20 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 20 x 16 in | 16 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 24 x 16 in | 15 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 24 x 18 in | 14 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 30 x 20 in | 12 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 30 x 24 in | 10 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 36 x 24 in | 10 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 40 x 30 in | 8 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 48 x 36 in | 7 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 60 x 40 in | 6 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 361 x 261 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 56, lights 248 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 11.74
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