Merrymakers at Shrovetide

Frans Hals · ca. 1616–17

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Soot
58% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.9:1

Walnut
23% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.8:1

Raw umber
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.4:1

Sepia
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.9:1

Taupe
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.9:1

Warm grey
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1

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Artist: Frans Hals
Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem
Date: ca. 1616–17
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 51 3/4 x 39 1/4 in. (131.4 x 99.7 cm)
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 21, colourfulness 11

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Merrymakers at Shrovetide

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