william
poole
William Poole: A Portraitist Steeped in Tradition and Royal Patronage William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, more commonly known as William Poole (1748–1833), stands as a pivotal figure in British portraiture during the Georgian era. Born into an aristocratic family with roots stretching back to Elizabethan times, Poole’s …
A portrait built from william poole'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.
