john
greenwood sr.
John Greenwood Sr.: A Pioneer of Early American Portraiture Born: December 7, 1727, Boston, Massachusetts Died: September 16, 1792, Margate, Kent, England John Greenwood Sr. (1727-1792) stands as a significant figure in the development of American art, recognized for his contributions as an early portrait …
A portrait built from john greenwood sr.'s own colours
Every 1 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.
