Adolphus
Knell
William Adolphus Knell: En sjømanns visjon William Adolphus Knell (1801 – 9. juli 1875) var en produktiv britisk maritim maler som oppnådde betydelig berømmelse i andre halvdel av det nittende århundre. Han ble født i Carisbrooke på Isle of Wight og besatt en medfødt fascinasjon …
A portrait built from Adolphus Knell's own colours
Every 25 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.
