Thomas
Annan
Thomas Annan: Pioneer of Victorian Social Photography Thomas Annan (1829 – 1887) stands as a singular figure in the annals of Scottish photography and, crucially, as one of the earliest practitioners of social realism within the medium. Born in Dairsie, Fife, he emerged from humble …
A portrait built from Thomas Annan's own colours
Every 7 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.
