john
roberts (1768-1803)
A Fleeting Glimpse: The Life and Art of John Roberts The name John Roberts, born in the United Kingdom in 1768 and lost to time in 1803, resonates as a whisper within the annals of British portraiture. His life, though tragically short, left behind a …
A portrait built from john roberts (1768-1803)'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.
