John
White Abbott
John White Abbott: A Quiet Master of Devon’s Landscapes John White Abbott, born in Exeter in 1763 and passing away in 1851, remains a quietly significant figure within the history of British watercolour painting. Often overshadowed by his influential teacher, Francis Towne, Abbott's work reveals …
A portrait built from John White Abbott's own colours
Every 10 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.
