The Smiling Girl, executed circa 1925 by an exceptionally skilled imitator of Johannes Vermeer, represents a compelling chapter in twentieth-century art history. Once celebrated as an authentic seventeenth-century masterpiece and acquired by the National Gallery of Art in 1937, the painting was later identified as a brilliant emulation, showcasing the enduring allure and technical mastery of the Dutch Golden Age style. This exquisite reproduction is rendered with absolute fidelity to the original's delicate chiaroscuro and rich, textured brushwork. To ensure a refined, gallery-ready presentation, every format—including our premium canvas—is finished with the same clean white gallery border that floats the artwork in standard proportions with no cropping, preserving the composition's precise architectural balance.
About Your Border
Every format — Fine Art Print, Framed Fine Art Print, Canvas and Framed Canvas — is supplied with a clean white gallery border framing the image on all four sides. The border is sized in proportion to the piece — approximately 10% of the shortest edge on each side (for example, about 3 cm of white border on a 30 cm-wide piece) — so the artwork keeps its standard proportions with no cropping and is ready to hang or frame straight away. If you prefer, you can also place your own mount/mat on top.
Would you like a different border width, a borderless full-bleed version, or any other adjustment? Just let us know within 24 hours of ordering and we'll tailor it for you at no extra cost.
