norman
macbeth
Norman Macbeth (1821–1888): Bridging Tradition and Innovation in Victorian Portraiture Norman Macbeth (1821 in Greenock – 27 February 1888 in London) was a Scottish portraitist whose meticulous realism combined with an embrace of stylistic experimentation established him as a prominent figure within the Glasgow School …
A portrait built from norman macbeth's own colours
Every 8 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.
