Henry Bradbury's 1855 nature print of the beech fern, roots and all, reprinted as a Prussian blue cyanotype on warm washi paper, after Anna Atkins's fern cyanotypes.
The original
“Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland: Polypodium Phegopteris” by Henry Bradbury (British, 1829–1860), 1855–1856, is in the public domain. The image comes from the Cleveland Museum of Art, which shares it under CC0 (no rights reserved).
The print
Tiraj turns the nature print into a cyanotype, the iron-based sun print Anna Atkins used for her ferns in the 1850s: a single Prussian blue for the fronds and the fine roots, with hand-brushed edges and light chemical staining.
The paper tone is part of the artwork; print on white matte paper. The warm washi fibres, brush edges and stains are printed into the file.
What’s included
5 high-resolution JPEG files (sRGB), one per proportion:
| Ratio | Print sizes | Pixels | Resolution |
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| 2:3 | 4×6, 8×12, 12×18, 16×24, 20×30, 24×36 in | 7200×10800 px | 300 dpi at 24×36 |
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| 3:4 | 6×8, 9×12, 12×16, 18×24 in | 5400×7200 px | 300 dpi at 18×24 |
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| 4:5 | 4×5, 8×10, 16×20 in | 4800×6000 px | 300 dpi at 16×20 |
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| 11:14 | 11×14 in | 3300×4200 px | 300 dpi at 11×14 |
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| ISO A | A5, A4, A3, A2, A1 | 7016×9933 px | 300 dpi at A1 |
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All files are 300 dpi at their largest size.
Each file is cropped slightly to fill its proportion; the subject stays whole.
Printing tips
Use heavyweight white matte paper (200 gsm or more, archival matte or cotton rag). Print at 100% / actual size, not 'fit to page', and pick the file that matches your frame.
Colours can vary slightly between screens and printers.
License
The original is in the public domain (verified with the museum’s API on 2026-11-04). The Tiraj interpretation is ours: the files are for personal use only. Print them for your own home or as a gift; please don’t resell, share or redistribute the files or sell prints made from them. Full license.
Digital download: nothing is shipped, frame not included. Colours vary slightly between screens and printers.
