William Somerville Shanks Popularity & Visitor Statistics

1864 – 1951

What is this page?

This page shows how many people visit the pages of William Somerville Shanks on this website. A visit means one person opened a page. Each chart below has its own short explanation.

Statistics were reset on 1 July 2026 — no data is available before that date.

William Somerville Shanks at a glance

Over the last twelve months, James Simpson was the most viewed piece by William Somerville Shanks on ArtsDot.com: 300 visits, 16% of all views of the artist's work. It is followed by William Gourlay, JP and Woman with Roses. In total, 2,200 visits went to William Somerville Shanks: 600 to the artist page and 1,600 to the pages of individual pieces. Attention is growing: visits rose 67% from Aug 2026 to Sep 2026. The busiest month was Jul 2026, with 1,400 visits. Visitors lean towards Soft Shadow (Luminance): 63% of the visits went to such pieces, which make up 28% of the artist's catalog.

The 10 most viewed William Somerville Shanks pieces

These are the 10 pieces by William Somerville Shanks that people opened most on ArtsDot.com over the last twelve months, most viewed first.

  1. James Simpson 1 James Simpson, 1894 300 visits · 15.8%
  2. William Gourlay, JP 2 William Gourlay, JP, 1947 200 visits · 10.5%
  3. Woman with Roses 3 Woman with Roses 200 visits · 10.5%
  4. Portrait of a Lady 4 Portrait of a Lady 200 visits · 10.5%
  5. William Somerville Shanks (1864–1951), Artist, Self Portrait 5 William Somerville Shanks (1864–1951), Artist, Self Portrait, 1910 100 visits · 5.3%
  6. A Visitor 6 A Visitor, 1943 100 visits · 5.3%
  7. John Q. Pringle (1864–1925) 7 John Q. Pringle (1864–1925), 1924 100 visits · 5.3%
  8. John Patterson McAllister, JP 8 John Patterson McAllister, JP, 1942 100 visits · 5.3%
  9. Thomas Armour, Provost 9 Thomas Armour, Provost, 1932 100 visits · 5.3%
  10. Fruit 10 Fruit, 1921 100 visits · 5.3%

How many people visit the William Somerville Shanks page each month?

Each bar is one month. It shows how many times people opened the page of this artist during that month, over the last twelve months.

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MonthArtist pageArtwork pages
Oct 202500
Nov 202500
Dec 202500
Jan 202600
Feb 202600
Mar 202600
Apr 202600
May 202600
Jun 202600
Jul 2026600800
Aug 20260300
Sep 20260500

How often are the pieces by William Somerville Shanks viewed?

Each bar is one month. It counts the visits to all the artwork pages of this artist added together, month by month, for one year.

The monthly figures of both charts are in the first table, above.

Which William Somerville Shanks pieces are viewed most, month by month?

Each row is one popular artwork. Each bar shows how many visits that artwork received in one month. Taller bars mean more visits that month.

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ArtworkOct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026
James Simpson00000000000300
Interior000000000000
A Visitor00000000010000
John Patterson McAllister,…00000000000100
Portrait of a Man000000000000
Fruit00000000001000
William Davidson000000000000
William Gourlay, JP00000000020000
Thomas Armour, Provost00000000010000
Archibald Kay000000000000

Which languages do the visitors of William Somerville Shanks use?

Each slice is one language. The bigger the slice, the more visitors used the website in that language during the last thirty days. Only the top ten are shown.

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LanguageVisitsShare
Croatian100100.0%

How many visits does William Somerville Shanks get each day, and what comes next?

Each bar is one day. The first bars count the visits of the past three weeks. The bars in the second color are our guess for the next three weeks.

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DayVisits
Mon 21 Sep0
Tue 22 Sep0
Wed 23 Sep0
Thu 24 Sep0
Fri 25 Sep0
Sat 26 Sep0
Sun 27 Sep0
Mon 28 Sep0
Tue 29 Sep0
Wed 30 Sep0
Thu 1 Oct100
Fri 2 Oct0
Sat 3 Oct0
Sun 4 Oct0
Mon 5 Oct0
Tue 6 Oct0
Wed 7 Oct100
Thu 8 Oct100
Fri 9 Oct100
Sat 10 Oct0
Sun 11 Oct0
Mon 12 Oct (forecast)0
Tue 13 Oct (forecast)0
Wed 14 Oct (forecast)100
Thu 15 Oct (forecast)200
Fri 16 Oct (forecast)100
Sat 17 Oct (forecast)0
Sun 18 Oct (forecast)0
Mon 19 Oct (forecast)0
Tue 20 Oct (forecast)0
Wed 21 Oct (forecast)100
Thu 22 Oct (forecast)300
Fri 23 Oct (forecast)100
Sat 24 Oct (forecast)0
Sun 25 Oct (forecast)0
Mon 26 Oct (forecast)0
Tue 27 Oct (forecast)0
Wed 28 Oct (forecast)200
Thu 29 Oct (forecast)300
Fri 30 Oct (forecast)200
Sat 31 Oct (forecast)0
Sun 1 Nov (forecast)0

Questions about William Somerville Shanks on ArtsDot.com

Which William Somerville Shanks pieces are the most popular?

James Simpson is the most popular, with 300 visits (16% of all views of William Somerville Shanks). The ranking above lists the 10 most viewed pieces.

How many people look at William Somerville Shanks on ArtsDot.com?

Over the last twelve months William Somerville Shanks received 2,200 visits: 600 on the artist page and 1,600 on the pages of individual pieces.

What kind of pieces do the visitors of William Somerville Shanks prefer?

They prefer Soft Shadow (Luminance): 63% of the visits, against 28% of the artist's catalog.