The Old English Sheepdog (Dogs of All Nations)
W.E. Mason (pub.), 1915
No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 43 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.
See pieces like it you can buyThe bobtailed Old English Sheepdog's plate from the 1915 breed atlas, an ambulant haystack recorded for science. The drover's dog whose whole face is a rumor, in its original reference-plate form.
- 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-01795
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 | 43 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 12 x 8 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 14 x 11 in | 30 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 16 x 12 in | 27 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 18 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 20 x 16 in | 21 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 24 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 24 x 18 in | 18 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 30 x 20 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 30 x 24 in | 14 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 36 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
| 40 x 30 in | 10 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 48 x 36 in | 9 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 60 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 18% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 432 x 352 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 51, lights 218 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 15.76
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