Talk:Payne's grey

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Does anyone know what pigments go into Payne's grey?

OK, answered that one.

Who was Payne?

A payne-ter perhaps?  ;)

www.chrisbeetles.com refers to two books with information about William Payne (1760-1830).

• Peter Hunt, Payne’s Devon, Exeter: Devon Books, 1986
• David Japes, William Payne: A Plymouth Experience, Exeter: Royal Albert Memorial Museum, 1992

Anyone enthusiastic with access to a decent library can check these books and cite them on the artcle page if they are any good. The Chris Beetles link may be ephemeral and temporary.

I'm beginning to suspect that different manufacturers have slightly different formulations of Payne's grey. Some of them might be bluer than others. Any comments on my suspicions?

--Publunch 02:47, 4 January 2006 (UTC)