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Homeward-Bound from the Sea-Side

Name: Homeward-Bound from the Sea-Side
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01820

Louis Wain, 1901

Best in ShowPA-01820Tear sheet

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 8 x 10 in, 110 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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A cat family hauls itself home from the seaside holiday, luggage and all, in The Sketch of 1901. Wain's genius was aiming the mirror at the British holiday and letting the cats do the rest.

Maker: Louis Wain
Date: 1901
Medium of the original: Periodical illustration
Original held by: The Sketch, 25 September 1901
Credit: The Sketch, 25 September 1901 · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01820

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Size	Why
8 x 10 in	110 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
8 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
11 x 14 in	80 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 16 in	72 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
16 x 20 in	55 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
18 x 24 in	48 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
24 x 30 in	36 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
30 x 40 in	29 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 48 in	24 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 60 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop