Charles
Fraser
Charles Fraser (1782–1860): A Pioneer of American Miniature Painting Charles Fraser stands as a significant, yet often overlooked, figure in the annals of 19th-century American art. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1782, he embarked on a multifaceted life encompassing legal practice and artistic endeavor—a duality …
A portrait built from Charles Fraser's own colours
Every 32 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.
