sir
charles d'oyly
Sir Charles D'Oyly: Bridging East and West Through Watercolor Sir Charles D’Oyly (1781–1845), a British public official and painter hailing from Dhaka, stands as a fascinating figure in the annals of 18th-century art history. Born into an aristocratic family serving within the East India Company's …
A portrait built from sir charles d'oyly'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.