William
Ellis
William Ellis (1747–1810): A Pioneer of Romantic Landscape Painting William Ellis, born in Edinburgh around 1747, stands as a pivotal figure in the burgeoning landscape movement of the late Georgian and early Napoleonic eras. Though overshadowed by his contemporaries like Turner and Constable, Ellis’s meticulous …
A portrait built from William Ellis's own colours
Every 17 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.
