JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<img id='my-image' src='http://i.stack.imgur.com/zWfJ5.jpg' alt='Title'>

CSS

#my-image {
  width: 1920px;
  height: 1200px;
}

JavaScript

loadHighResImage(document.getElementById('my-image'), 'http://i.stack.imgur.com/Bhpd8.jpg')

function loadHighResImage(elem, highResUrl) {
  let image = new Image()
  image.addEventListener('load', () => elem.src = highResUrl)
  image.src = highResUrl
}