George Stubbs sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. George Stubbs balances warm and cool with remarkable evenness, giving the composition its characteristic vibrancy. A restrained, mid-chroma palette: every hue is present and legible, but nothing shouts. The highest-chroma note - #CB341D - appears at just 4.1%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. 53 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. Together these qualities point to the open-air Impressionist method: recording light rather than local colour. In the context of George Stubbs's full range of palettes, group 2 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.