Fanny
McIan
Early Life and Family Background Born in Bath, England, in 1814, Fanny McIan entered a world defined by the practicalities of skilled craftsmanship. She was the daughter of William Whitaker, a cabinetmaker, and Sarah Hawkins. Following the death of her father, her mother took up …
A portrait built from Fanny McIan's own colours
Every 1 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.