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Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London

William Henry Fox Talbot · April 1844

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Palette

Linen
 27% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.2:1
Putty
 27% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.6:1
Stone
 21% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.3:1
Pale stone
 20% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.8:1
Taupe
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.0:1
Warm grey
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1

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
William Henry Fox Talbot
English, 1800–1877
Date
April 1844
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print
Size
Image: 17 × 21.1 cm (6 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 18.8 × 22.5 cm (7 7/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Place
England
Period
19th century
Themes
Cities and streets
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 75, colourfulness 13

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kovler. 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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In the Haysel (Norfolk), Peter Henry Emerson In the Haysel (Norfolk) Peter Henry Emerson, c. 1883/87, printed 1888 New Hall of Lincoln's Inn, London, William Henry Fox Talbot New Hall of Lincoln's Inn, London William Henry Fox Talbot, c. 1841/46 Oceanus, plate two from Demogorgon and the Deities, Hendrick Goltzius Oceanus, plate two from Demogorgon and the Deities Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1588–90 Le Neptune, Place Saint-Pierre à Montmartre, Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon) Le Neptune, Place Saint-Pierre à Montmartre Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon), September 23, 1870 Seated Male Nude, John Singer Sargent Seated Male Nude John Singer Sargent, 1917/21 The Baptism of Christ in the River Jordan, Lucas van Leyden The Baptism of Christ in the River Jordan Lucas van Leyden, about 1510

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[The Oriel Window, South Gallery, Lacock Abbey], William Henry Fox Talbot [The Oriel Window, South Gallery, Lacock Abbey] William Henry Fox Talbot, probably 1835 New Hall of Lincoln's Inn, London, William Henry Fox Talbot New Hall of Lincoln's Inn, London William Henry Fox Talbot, c. 1841/46 Portrait of Talbot's Wife (Constance) or Half-Sister (Caroline or Horatia), William Henry Fox Talbot Portrait of Talbot's Wife (Constance) or Half-Sister (Caroline or Horatia) William Henry Fox Talbot, c. 1842 The Fruit Sellers, William Henry Fox Talbot The Fruit Sellers William Henry Fox Talbot, c. 1842/45 The Chess Players, William Henry Fox Talbot The Chess Players William Henry Fox Talbot, c. 1843/47 Bodleian Library, William Henry Fox Talbot Bodleian Library William Henry Fox Talbot, c. 1843/46

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