Henry Inman (1801–1846), Hayne Hudjihini, Eagle of Delight, 1832–33. Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 × 25 1/4 in. (76.8 × 64.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Gerald and Kathleen Peters, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2018. Public domain (CC0).

Hayne Hudjihini, Eagle of Delight

Henry Inman, 1832–33. Oil on canvas.

Front view
Soft light
Painting

Half-length and facing front with the head tilted slightly, in soft light from the upper left against a plain dark background.

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The image is free to use for any purpose: the museum has released it into the public domain.

Value studies

Hayne Hudjihini, Eagle of Delight as a study in 2 values — **Notan, 2 values.** Split at value 2.3: 78% of the picture is dark and 22% light.

Hayne Hudjihini, Eagle of Delight as a study in 3 values — **3 values.** 40% dark (values 0 to 1.3), 45% middle (1.3 to 2.7) and 15% light (2.7 to 10).

Hayne Hudjihini, Eagle of Delight as a study in 5 values — **5 values.** From darkest to lightest: 9%, 40%, 31%, 15% and 5% of the picture.

Split at the picture's natural breaks between light and dark, with Simplify at 5, as in the value study maker. Values run from 0 (black) to 10 (white).

Palette

#271B11Value 1.1, warm
39%
#372A1DValue 1.8, warm
22%
#040202Value 0.1, neutral
10%
#7E2A10Value 3.0, warm
7%
#431C0BValue 1.6, warm
7%
#61270FValue 2.4, warm
7%
#A45D38Value 4.7, warm
5%
#644E3CValue 3.5, warm
3%

The 8 main colors run from value 0.1 to 4.7: 7 warm and 1 neutral. See warm and cool colors for how the labels are worked out.

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