Old Holland Scheveningen Violet is Old Holland’s single pigment PV19 in the violet shade. This paint has more body than some of the other varieties of PV19. It is a decently strong tinting strength about on par with Blockx, though M Graham and Williamsburg appear to be stronger tinters. Old Holland’s Scheveningen Violet has one of the darkest value masstones; Vasari’s Ruby Violet is similarly deep or deeper, however Vasari’s PV19 turns a different dusky violet in tints than the Old Holland and most other PV19s. In the Old Holland Scheveningen Violet, there is a slight bit of cloudiness when it has been applied Semi-Opaquely with a palette knife on panel. The bit of chalkiness is less noticeable once dried. The hue is a bit more toward blue in glazes and tints though both are definitely the red-violet, and it is a small difference of degree in comparison to other PV19 violets.