The Shipwreck

J.M.W. Turner, 1805

The RegattaPA-02045Tear sheet

$90

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 8 in: 193 dpi, good. Trimmed 5.4% to the shape of the print.

Shipping to a US address: $24.80 for this piece, from the print room in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Subtotal$90

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A foundering ship, boats pulling for survivors, and a sea built out of interlocking pyramids of water. The first Turner oil reproduced as a print — the public wanted this wave in their parlors immediately.

Maker
J.M.W. Turner
Date
1805
Medium of the original
Oil on canvas
Original held by
Tate Britain (public domain image)
Credit
Tate Britain (public domain image) · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights
Public domain, verified
Catalogue number
PA-02045
As chosen: 12 x 8 in, art print, classic frame
Picture12 x 8 in
Outside size13.6 x 9.6 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
12 x 8 in193GoodTrimmed 5.4%
Sizes withheld
SizeWhy
10 x 8 inWrong shape: a 12% crop
14 x 11 inWrong shape: a 10% crop
16 x 12 in136 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in128 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 16 inWrong shape: a 12% crop
24 x 16 in96 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 18 in90 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in77 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 24 inWrong shape: a 12% crop
36 x 24 in64 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 30 in54 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in45 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in38 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
Scanned
2026-10-07
Master file
2,316 x 1,632 px, srgb
Tone
Darks 5, lights 157 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0.7% clipped dark
Colour
0% vivid
Sharpness
46.36
Notes
  • Neutrals lean warm (yellow): the paper and varnish of the original, kept as scanned

Shipping for this piece to a US address is $24.80, the print room’s own rate, charged per piece. Checkout shows the total before you pay.

Every piece is printed after you order it, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and ships from there. For now we ship to US addresses only.

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The age of sail, at leisure and at speed.

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