Ralph
Earl
Ralph Earl: A Colonial Portraitist and Panoramic Visionary Ralph Earl (May 11, 1751 – August 16, 1801) stands as a remarkable figure in American art history—a self-taught painter who captured the spirit of his era through meticulously crafted portraits and ambitious landscapes, notably including a …
A portrait built from Ralph Earl's own colours
Every 15 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.
