Anna
Atkins, Anne Dixon
A Pioneer of Photographic Botany: The Life and Legacy of Anna Atkins Anna Atkins, born Anna Children in 1799 in Tonbridge, Kent, was a figure whose contributions to both botany and photography were remarkably ahead of her time. Her life unfolded against the backdrop of …
A portrait built from Anna Atkins, Anne Dixon's own colours
Every 8 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.