John
Alfred Horsburgh
John Alfred Horsburgh: A Victorian Master of Light and Faith John Alfred Horsburgh (1835-1924) stands as a significant, yet often overlooked, figure in 19th-century British art. Born in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, into a family with roots in shoemaking, his artistic journey began not with brushes and …
A portrait built from John Alfred Horsburgh's own colours
Every 16 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.