george
richards elkington
The Alchemist of Birmingham: The Legacy of George Richards Elkington In the heart of the nineteenth century, amidst the soot and industrial fervor of Birmingham, a revolution was quietly brewing—not of steam or iron, but of light and luster. George Richards Elkington stood at the …
A portrait built from george richards elkington'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.
