Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler

Edwin Landseer · 1820

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Bistre
36% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.1:1

Silver
33% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.5:1

Smoke
17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.6:1

Copper
6% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.7:1

Brick
4% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.4:1

Tan
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.6:1

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Artist: Edwin Landseer
1802–1873
Date: 1820
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: overall: 189 × 237 cm (74 7/16 × 93 5/16 in.)
Place: British
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 44, colourfulness 12

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1873: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1944. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler

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