Jacob
More
The Edinburgh Prodigy and the Pursuit of Realism Born in the historic atmosphere of Edinburgh in 1740, Jacob More emerged as a singular figure within the landscape of mid-eighteenth-century British portraiture. His artistic journey was defined by an unyielding commitment to the truth of the …
A portrait built from Jacob More's own colours
Every 19 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.
