The Thames at night reduced to two colors, a barge and a fisherman the last solid things afloat. The first painting Whistler called a nocturne — river traffic tuned down to music.

Maker: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1871
Medium of the original: Oil on panel
Original held by: Tate (public domain image)
Credit: Tate (public domain image) · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-02053

As chosen: 16 x 12 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	16 x 12 in
Outside size	17.6 x 13.6 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.

How the print check works

Sizes offered
Size	dpi	Grade	How it fits
10 x 8 in	295	Excellent	Trimmed 2.4%
14 x 11 in	210	Excellent	Trimmed 4.1%
16 x 12 in	184	Good	Trimmed 8.5%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 19% crop
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 19% crop
20 x 16 in	147 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 19% crop
24 x 18 in	122 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 19% crop
30 x 24 in	98 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 19% crop
40 x 30 in	73 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	61 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 19% crop

Scanned: 2026-10-07
Master file: 2,951 x 2,419 px, srgb
Tone: Darks 68, lights 186 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
Colour: 0% vivid
Sharpness: 33.61