The Nativity of Alexander
Engraver unknown
$150
Print check at 12 x 18 in: 171 dpi, good. Fills the print edge to edge.
Shipping to a US address: $25.90 for this piece, from the print room in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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An engraved oval chart cast for Alexander the Great, his laurelled portrait at its head and the birth set down as the engraver had it: 1 July, 9h 26m in the evening, 357 years before Christ.
- Maker
- Engraver unknown
- Medium of the original
- Engraved plate
- Credit
- via Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- Public domain, verified
- Catalogue number
- PA-02279
| Picture | 12 x 18 in |
|---|---|
| Outside size | 13.6 x 19.6 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.
| Size | dpi | Grade | How it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 x 12 in | 257 | Excellent | Edge to edge |
| 12 x 18 in | 171 | Good | Edge to edge |
| Size | Why |
|---|---|
| 8 x 10 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 11 x 14 in | Wrong shape: a 15% crop |
| 12 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 11% crop |
| 16 x 20 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 16 x 24 in | 128 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 18 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 11% crop |
| 20 x 30 in | 102 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 24 x 30 in | Wrong shape: a 17% crop |
| 24 x 36 in | 85 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 30 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 11% crop |
| 36 x 48 in | Wrong shape: a 11% crop |
| 40 x 60 in | 51 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 2,058 x 3,087 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 125, lights 230 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 44.97
- Notes
- Neutrals lean warm (yellow): the paper and varnish of the original, kept as scanned
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