george
watson
George Watson (1767 – 1837): A Pioneer of Scottish Portraiture George Watson was a pivotal figure in the artistic landscape of Scotland during the late Georgian and early Victorian eras, establishing himself as one of the foremost portrait painters of his time. Born in Edinburgh …
A portrait built from george watson's own colours
Every 8 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.
