david
muirhead
David Muirhead: A Victorian Master of Historical Detail David Muirhead (1867-1930) stands as a significant, yet often underappreciated, figure in late 19th and early 20th-century British art. His career spanned several decades, marked by an unwavering dedication to meticulously rendered historical scenes and portraits – …
A portrait built from david muirhead's own colours
Every 7 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.