Mark Pringle

Sir William Beechey · c. 1797

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Soot
61% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.7:1

Graphite
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.7:1

Slate
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.2:1

Pearl grey
7% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.1:1

Pewter
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1

Ash
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.8:1

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Artist: Sir William Beechey
Date: c. 1797
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 76.2 × 63.8 cm (30 × 25 1/8 in.); Framed: 97.4 × 85.1 × 8.3 cm (38 3/8 × 33 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Place: England
Period: 18th century
Themes: Portraits
Main colour: Black · lightness 25, colourfulness 0

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Spencer H., Stuart, and Waldo H. Logan in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan. 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

Mark Pringle

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