william
jones
William Jones (1746–1794): Pioneer of Comparative Linguistics and Artistic Vision William Jones, born September 28th, 1746, in Westminster, London—the son of Welsh mathematician William Jones—was a figure whose intellectual curiosity transcended national boundaries and profoundly impacted the burgeoning field of comparative linguistics. From his early …
A portrait built from william jones's own colours
Every 2 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.
