Charles
Peale Polk
early life and training charles peale polk, a celebrated american portrait painter, was born on march 17, 1767, in annapolis, maryland. following the passing of his parents at a young age, polk was sent to live with his uncle, charles willson peale, in philadelphia, where …
A portrait built from Charles Peale Polk'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.