George
Petrie
An Artist and Antiquarian of Ireland George Petrie was an Irish painter, musician, antiquarian, and archaeologist of the Victorian era. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he was the son of the portrait and miniature painter James Petrie. From a young age, he was educated as an …
A portrait built from George Petrie'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.