David
Allan
David Allan (1744–1796): The ‘Scottish Hogarth’ David Allan, født i Alloa, Skotland, i 1744, steg frem som en betydelig figur under en periode af dybtgående kunstnerisk og intellektuel forandring. Hans fars position som havnemester gav ham en tidlig forbindelse til verden uden for Skotlands grænser, …
A portrait built from David Allan's own colours
Every 23 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.
