Thomas
Young
A Life in Providence Thomas Young lived and worked within the quiet, industrious atmosphere of Providence, Rhode Island. Born in 1765, he emerged during a formative era for the young American republic, a time when the need for formal likenesses was growing alongside the social …
A portrait built from Thomas Young's own colours
Every 4 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.