The Bloodhound, from The Power of the Dog

Maud Earl, 1911

Best in ShowPA-01764Tear sheet

$150

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 12 x 18 in: 160 dpi, good. Trimmed 3% 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$150

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A heavy-jowled bloodhound sits contemplating a small frog on the floor, all that tracking power aimed at one baffling amphibian. From the celebrated 1911 plate book that paired Maud Earl's breed portraits with essays — the great tracker met with gentle comedy.

Maker
Maud Earl
Date
1911
Medium of the original
Chromolithograph
Original held by
Plate from The Power of the Dog (Hodder & Stoughton, 1911)
Credit
Plate from The Power of the Dog (Hodder & Stoughton, 1911) · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights
Public domain, verified
Catalogue number
PA-01764
As chosen: 12 x 18 in, art print, classic frame
Picture12 x 18 in
Outside size13.6 x 19.6 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
8 x 12 in240ExcellentTrimmed 3%
12 x 18 in160GoodTrimmed 3%
Sizes withheld
SizeWhy
8 x 10 inWrong shape: a 19% crop
11 x 14 inWrong shape: a 18% crop
12 x 16 inWrong shape: a 14% crop
16 x 20 inWrong shape: a 19% crop
16 x 24 in120 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 24 inWrong shape: a 14% crop
20 x 30 in96 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 30 inWrong shape: a 19% crop
24 x 36 in80 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 40 inWrong shape: a 14% crop
36 x 48 inWrong shape: a 14% crop
40 x 60 in48 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
Scanned
2026-10-07
Master file
1,920 x 2,969 px, srgb
Tone
Darks 7, lights 231 of 255; 0% clipped light, 2.1% clipped dark
Colour
0% vivid
Sharpness
1.29
Notes
  • Neutrals lean warm (yellow): the paper and varnish of the original, kept as scanned

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