Thomas
Luny
A Life on the Waves: The World of Thomas Luny Thomas Luny, a name resonant with the dramatic power and intricate detail of 19th-century marine art, emerged from the Cornish coastline in 1759 – a year echoing with British naval triumphs. His life, though veiled …
A portrait built from Thomas Luny's own colours
Every 23 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.
