Bistre (#3D2B1F) and English violet (#563C5C) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Jan Steen, Pavel Fedotov, and Leon Bakst and the Baroque tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 13% of the canvas, with english violet at 9%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Bone (#E3DAC9), Golden brown (#996515), and Middle grey (#8B8680).