An Irish Wolfhound
Arthur Wardle, c. 1900
No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 76 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.
See pieces like it you can buyA red-fawn Irish wolfhound stands in profile in rough grass, wearing a studded collar and the unhurried air of the tallest dog in any room. Painted while the breed was being rescued from near-extinction — Wardle's portrait is part of the campaign that saved it.
- Maker
- Arthur Wardle
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium of the original
- Oil on canvas
- Original held by
- Private collection
- Credit
- Private collection · via Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- Public domain, verified
- Catalogue number
- PA-01746
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 | 76 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 12 x 8 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 14 x 11 in | 55 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 16 x 12 in | 50 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 18 x 12 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 20 x 16 in | 38 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 24 x 16 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 24 x 18 in | 33 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 30 x 20 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 30 x 24 in | 25 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 36 x 24 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
| 40 x 30 in | 20 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 48 x 36 in | 16 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 60 x 40 in | Wrong shape: a 13% crop |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 800 x 610 px, srgb
- Tone
- Darks 16, lights 105 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 9.28
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