alexander
william
The Visionary of the Macartney Embassy Born in the quiet landscape of Maidstone, Kent, on April 10th, 1767, William Alexander emerged as a painter whose delicate touch and observant eye would eventually bridge the gap between the English countryside and the imperial splendor of China. …
A portrait built from alexander william's own colours
Every 10 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.