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william allan
Sir William Allan: Bridging Scotland and Russia Through the Brush Sir William Allan (1782-1850) stands as a pivotal figure in 19th-century Scottish art, a master of historical painting who skillfully blended meticulous realism with an evocative sense of drama. Born into a prominent merchant family …
A portrait built from sir william allan's own colours
Every 20 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.
