John Nicholson

Charles Willson Peale · 1790

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Dark chocolate
87% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.7:1

Salmon
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.9:1

Tan
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.6:1

Taupe
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.2:1

Mushroom
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.3:1

Umber
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.7:1

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Artist: Charles Willson Peale
Date: 1790
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 91.5 × 70 cm (36 × 27 1/2 in.)
Place: Philadelphia
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Black · lightness 14, colourfulness 11

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-11-02); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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