thomas
mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (1735–1790): A Mariner’s Vision of Revolution Thomas Mitchell was a British marine painter and naval official whose meticulous depictions of naval battles and ship portraits cemented his place as one of the foremost artists of the Enlightenment. Born in Bath, Somerset, around 1735, …
A portrait built from thomas mitchell's own colours
Every 5 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.
