richard
rothwell
The Soul of the Portrait: The Life and Legacy of Richard Rothwell In the grand tapestry of nineteenth-century art, few threads are as intricately woven with both classical elegance and Romantic emotion as those left by Richard Rothwell. Born in Dublin on November 20, 1800, …
A portrait built from richard rothwell's own colours
Every 31 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.