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A work made of oil on canvas.

Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise

Thomas Birch · 1806–12

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Palette

Pewter
 32% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.7:1
Ink
 31% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.9:1
Silver
 20% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.7:1
Slate
 10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.3:1
Fawn
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1
Biscuit
 3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.3:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Thomas Birch
American, born England, 1779–1851
Date
1806–12
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
45.1 × 65.1 cm (17 3/4 × 25 5/8 in.)
Place
Philadelphia
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes
Main colour
Grey · lightness 44, colourfulness 5

Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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