john
godwin williams
John Godwin Williams (c.1793–1863): Bridging East and West in Victorian Portraiture John Godwin Williams, born around 1793 in Madras (now Chennai), India, was a British artist who achieved considerable renown during the Victorian era for his meticulously crafted portraits of prominent figures from both Britain …
A portrait built from john godwin williams's own colours
Every 3 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.
