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Slugs in a Sawpit by Thomas Rowlandson

Slugs in a Sawpit

Thomas Rowlandson · 1791

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Palette

Fawn
 74% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1
Taupe
 16% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1
Iron
 6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.4:1
Chestnut
 2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.1:1
Steel blue
 1% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.0:1
Coral
 1% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.9:1

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Details

Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
1756–1827
Date
1791
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored etching
Size
sheet: 32.7 × 40.8 cm (12 7/8 × 16 1/16 in.)
Place
British
Period
18th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 61, colourfulness 18

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1827: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1898. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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