Every size drawn to scale on one wall, above the sofa in a photographed room. Sizes are the canvas; a frame adds a little on every side.
Print proof — This is the exact file our printer receives for this size, so what you see here is what gets printed, edge to edge. Use it to see how much margin a size leaves and, before you buy a large size, to check the sharpness in the 100% close-up.
edge of the print
The file
Actual pixels at this size
Colors on a screen can look slightly different from ink on canvas. This file goes to the printer automatically when you order, and your piece ships straight from the print studio to you.
Living room 1 / 9
Wall color
Rooms to scale: each was measured against a 5 ft 6 in figure, so the print is drawn at its true size against the furniture. Rooms and people are generated images. Swipe the room, tap a dot, or press Next room to see the print in another room. Drag the print to try another spot (or move it with the arrow keys); switch sizes above to compare.
Step 1 — set the scale. Drag the slider until the gold bar on the photo is the height of a standard doorway (80 in / 203 cm). Every size you pick is then drawn true to life.
Step 2 — drag the print to where it would hang, and change size or frame above to compare.
Source scan:Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Rijksstudio, CC0) Rights statement of the archive: “Public domain. Design by Theo van Hoytema (died 1917); the museum dates this work 1878–1905, so it was made before 1931. The Rijksmuseum releases its photograph under Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). Object number RP-P-1914-4724.” Original print: Theo van Hoytema, 1878–1905, colour lithograph; sheet 221 mm; 167 mm; 301 mm; 426 mm. Verified 2026-10-16.
This product is a new print made to order from a restored scan of that print. It is not an original antique and is not sold as one.
Egret at Sunset
The story of this print
A heron fills the picture, wings opened wide in long gray-brown feathers, standing on a dark bank of earth. Its neck curves up to a sharp beak against an orange sunset, and the pale disc of the sun sits behind its head.
Theo van Hoytema (1863–1917) was the great Dutch Art Nouveau bird artist, known for his picture books and the bird calendars he printed every year. He drew straight onto the lithographic stone in soft crayon, which gives the feathers their grain.
Warm and graphic, it suits a study, a living room or an entry.
What we did to this scan
Cropped by hand to the printed picture, the sheet's paper margins removed, and evenly to a 3:4 canvas by trimming a little plain sky, water or paper.
Balanced the levels and took out the scanner’s color cast, keeping 75% of the paper’s age tone.
Cleaned dust and specks picked up by the scanner.
A light sharpen, so fine lines and lettering hold at large sizes.
About this particular sheet. Made from the Rijksmuseum's photograph of the lithograph, cropped to the picture inside its drawn border and evenly to a 3:4 canvas.
Every print is credited to its archive here and in your order confirmation. Paper tone and small imperfections of the original are kept on purpose; nothing is redrawn. How we restore.
Questions
What does it show?
A heron with its great wings spread stands on a dark bank, its long neck and beak raised against a glowing orange sky with a pale sun behind its head.
Is this an original?
No. It is a new print made from the Rijksmuseum's photograph of the color lithograph in its collection. We never sell originals or antiques.
Where does the image come from?
From the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which releases its photograph under Creative Commons Zero. Theo van Hoytema died in 1917, and the museum dates this print 1878–1905, so it is in the public domain. The museum's record is linked on this page.
How is it made?
It is printed to order for you, in the finish you choose: a float frame canvas, a classic frame canvas, a stretched canvas, a rolled canvas or an acrylic panel. Both frames come in Black or Antique Gold. The size and finish picker shows which sizes each finish is made in.
Colors vary a little between screens and canvas. The previews are drawn, not photographed, and are a close match to the printed piece.
Every size, one wall
All 2 sizes of this print, side by side
To scale, framed, with a 5 ft 6 in figure for reference — so you can see the steps between sizes at a glance before you pick one above.
18×24 in46×61 cm
12×16 in30×41 cm
5′6″ · 168 cm
Left to right: 18×24 in · 12×16 in
Every size to scale on one wall, framed in Black, beside a 5 ft 6 in figure. Room photograph generated for scale; the figure is 5 ft 6 in.
Swipe sideways along the wall to see every size
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