William
Salter
William Salter: A Portraitist of Victorian Grandeur William Salter (1804 – 22 December 1875) stands as a prominent figure in 19th-century British portraiture, celebrated primarily for his monumental depiction of the Waterloo Banquet—a tableau vivant capturing the momentous occasion commemorating Wellington’s victory at Waterloo. More …
A portrait built from William Salter's own colours
Every 58 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.
