john
james napier
John James Napier (1831–1877): A Victorian Painter of Domestic Intimacy John James Napier, born in Edinburgh in 1831, emerged as a prominent Victorian portrait painter during a period marked by significant social and artistic change. His distinctive style—characterized by meticulous detail and an unwavering focus …
A portrait built from john james napier's own colours
Every 4 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.
