Henry W. Houston

Elias V. Coe · 1837

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Lamp black
74% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.4:1

Silver
12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.0:1

Copper
6% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.8:1

Mustard
4% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.1:1

Apricot
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.5:1

Chestnut
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.7:1

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Artist: Elias V. Coe
1794–1843
Date: 1837
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: overall: 71.3 x 55.9 cm (28 1/16 x 22 in.)
Place: American
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Black · lightness 22, colourfulness 8

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1843: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1914. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Henry W. Houston

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