samuel
william reynolds
samuel william reynolds was a mezzotint engraver, landscape painter and landscape gardener. reynolds was a popular engraver in both britain and france and there are over 400 examples of his work in the national portrait gallery in london.reynolds was born on 4 july 1773. his …
A portrait built from samuel william reynolds's own colours
Every 3 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.
