New! The Three Wise Men – George Spencer Watson – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality – Christmas Print

George Spencer Watson (1869-1934) was a prominent British portrait painter who had exquisite skills, and he would occasionally turn those portrait skills to other subjects, such as this fabulous version of the wise men come to give homage and adoration to the newborn King.

Watson exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, the top venue for British art at the time, from 1891 onwards and became an Associate in 1923 and an Academician nine years later. But he made his living from beautiful portraiture of the rich and famous of his day. Original oil on canvas. H 152 x W 152 cm. Painted c. 1920 (source: britishmuseum.org)

** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a blank border around the image. Approximately 0.5" wide for 5x7, 1.3" for 8.5x11, 1.6" for 11x14, and 1.75" for 13x17 and 16x20. For the two poster sizes, 18x24 and 24x36, we use 0.5" borders. We do this because the ratio of the rectangle of the art almost never matches the rectangle of the paper, and if it did happen to match one size, it would not match the others. Most fine art printers do this because otherwise they’d have to crop the art or warp it to make it fit the paper. The border looks good. It gives the picture a faux matted appearance.

There is almost always a little more border either on the left-right sides, or the top-bottom, depending on whether the ratio of the art is wider or taller than the paper.

We make Archival Quality fine art prints:

– Acid-free paper

– Archival pigments

– Cardboard backer for sizes 11x14 and less.

– Above story of the art

– Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal-clear bag.

– Rated to last 200+ years without fading if kept dry and out of the direct sun.

Thanks for your interest!

+JMJ+

Sue & John

Lincoln, Nebraska

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“In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.”

~ St. Pope John Paul II

Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and any image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – Classic Catholic Art.