james
thomas morisset
James Thomas Morisset: A Complex Figure of Colonial Australia James Thomas Morisset, born in London in 1780 and tragically passing away in Bathurst, New South Wales, in 1852, remains a figure shrouded in both admiration and controversy within the annals of Australian colonial history. More …
A portrait built from james thomas morisset'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.