George
Chinnery
Early Life and Training (1774-1801) Born: London, United Kingdom, in 1774 Family Background: His father was an exponent of the Gurney system of shorthand. Artistic Education: Studied at the Royal Academy Schools in London. This provided a foundation in classical techniques and artistic principles. Early …
A portrait built from George Chinnery's own colours
Every 38 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.
