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Girl with the Red Hat

Johannes Vermeer

c. 1669 · Oil on panel · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

MaterialHeavyweight matte paper

Size3:4 ratio

Frame

$79Unframed print · made to order

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

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Girl with the Red Hat (Full)

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A Girl with a Watering Can (Full)

3 × $79 at 24 × 32 in, unframed = $237 → $213.30 as a set · 10% included · free shipping

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About this work

Artist: Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675)
Year: c. 1669
Medium: Oil on panel
Original size: 22.8 × 18 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Dutch Golden Age

A young woman turns in her chair, lips parted, under a wide hat of feathery scarlet, a royal-blue robe over a white collar and pearl drops at her ears. Behind her is a tapestry; in front, the carved lion-head finials of the chair catch points of light. At just 23 by 18 centimetres it is one of Vermeer's smallest works, and it is painted on a reused wooden panel rather than his usual canvas, which for years fuelled doubt about the attribution. A technical study by the National Gallery of Art before its 2022 exhibition Vermeer's Secrets settled the question in Vermeer's favour and found that he began the panel as a portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat. It is a tronie, a study of a type rather than a named sitter, dated about 1669. Andrew Mellon bought it in 1925 and it entered the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1937.

This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A tiny panel of scarlet hat, royal blue and pearls, best kept small and close: a reading corner, desk wall or hallway at 12×16 or 18×24 in black, no mat. Dark or warm grey lets the red flare; it is lost above a sofa.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Dutch Golden Age painting
Era: 17th century (c. 1669)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: intimate
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 12×16. Prints at 12×16, 18×24, 24×32 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×32 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas — ready to hang, no frame needed • Sizes: 12×16, 18×24, 24×32 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

Very slightly cropped. This full-bleed edition prints the painting edge to edge, so a thin sliver, a few percent at most, is trimmed from two opposite edges to fit the print size. We only offer it on paintings whose proportions already come that close to the sheet. For the whole painting, uncropped, choose the gallery edition.

Is Girl with the Red Hat in the public domain?

Yes. Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×16, 18×24 and 24×32 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Girl with the Red Hat painted, and in what medium?

Girl with the Red Hat dates from c. 1669 and was made in oil on panel; the original measures 22.8 × 18 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×32 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 18×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Girl with the Red Hat we'd choose 12×16.

About this design

Girl with the Red Hat (Johannes Vermeer) — the painting printed edge to edge, very slightly cropped to fit the sheet. Girl with the Red Hat · Johannes Vermeer · c. 1669. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, printed edge to edge, very slightly cropped to fit the sheet, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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