George
French Angas
A Life of Exploration, Art, and Natural History George French Angas, born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1822, was a man whose life unfolded as a compelling narrative of exploration, artistic endeavor, and dedicated natural history observation. Destined initially for the world of commerce by …
A portrait built from George French Angas's own colours
Every 45 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.
