john
bartlett
A Life Etched in Detail: The World of John Bartlett The name John Bartlett appears across a surprising breadth of historical records, yet the artist we focus on here—the one celebrated for his evocative engravings and paintings—presents a fascinating case study in artistic evolution. While …
A portrait built from john bartlett's own colours
Every 5 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.