What to look at
Edges are left soft where they matter and sharpened where the eye should stop.
There is a deliberate off-balance here: the weight leans left, and the right side has to hold it.
Undated, and catalogued simply as a work by John Frederick Lewis.
| Artist | John Frederick Lewis |
|---|---|
| Title | Sheik Hussein of Gebel Tor and His Son |
| Reproduction | Hand-painted oil on canvas, made to order |
| Copyright | Public domain; the original is out of copyright |
Where the difficulty is
A print flattens a landscape into a poster: the distance collapses, and the sky stops being weather. Painted by hand the depth comes back, because the painter mixes a cooler, weaker version of every colour for the far ground and lets the near ground stay loaded.
The number depends on the canvas. Larger means more paint and more studio hours; heavy texture and framing add again. Tell us what you have in mind and we will price it. There is no agency in between; the studio that paints your canvas is the one answering your messages.
Sizing it
Because we paint each piece from scratch, you are not limited to stock dimensions. Common choices:
| Size (inches) | Size (cm) | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 24 in | 76 × 61 cm | Dining room, bedroom feature wall |
| 24 × 20 in | 60 × 50 cm | Study, home office, above a desk |
| 20 × 16 in | 50 × 40 cm | Bedroom, hallway, above a console |
| 16 × 12 in | 40 × 30 cm | A shelf, a small wall, a gallery group |
| 64 × 48 in | 163 × 122 cm | Villa scale, lobby, hospitality wall |
| 48 × 36 in | 122 × 91 cm | Large living room, stairwell, loft |
Do not worry if your wall sits between two of these — we will make the canvas to fit. Shipping and framing are not included in the canvas quote. Duties and import taxes are for the buyer's account (DAP).
Tell us where it will hang and how big it needs to be — we will price it properly.
💬 Get a Quote for Sheik Hussein of Gebel Tor and His SonHanging it
We have painted it most often for clients hanging it in a dining room, where the horizontals echo the table. Proportions follow the original, not the nearest standard frame size. Anything panoramic or vertical is handled as a matter of course.
Questions worth asking
Can I see progress photos while it is being painted?
We send photographs of the finished painting for approval before it ships. Mid-process images are not part of the standard workflow.
When will it actually arrive?
Studio time is roughly two to four weeks, then a few more days for the oil to set before we can photograph and pack it. We tell you where your canvas is at each stage.
Does it come with a certificate of authenticity?
No, and we would be wary of anyone who issues one for a public-domain reproduction. What you receive is a hand-painted canvas and photographs of it before it ships.
Image source and licence
The reference image above is a public-domain reproduction. Source: egGWGLJgcfTPJg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level Licence: Public domain File page on Wikimedia Commons Our canvas is painted from this source. Nothing we sell is a print, and we make no claim to the original.