Connecticut Sea Captain

Isaac Sheffield · 1833

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Palette

Ink
51% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.9:1

Rust
22% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.7:1

Pearl grey
17% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.0:1

Deep teal
7% of the image
Teal · text contrast 8.9:1

Tan
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1

Straw
1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.9:1

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Artist: Isaac Sheffield
1807–1845
Date: 1833
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on wood
Size: overall: 76.2 x 62.3 cm (30 x 24 1/2 in.)
Place: American
Period: 19th century
Themes: Seascapes and the coast
Main colour: Black · lightness 33, colourfulness 20

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 1845: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1916. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Connecticut Sea Captain

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