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wright oakes
John Wright Oakes (1820-1887): A Welsh Romantic Landscape Painter John Wright Oakes ARA was a prominent English landscape painter who achieved considerable acclaim during the Victorian era, particularly for his depictions of Welsh mountain scenery. Born in Sproston House near Middlewich, Cheshire, in 1820, he …
A portrait built from john wright oakes'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.
