William
Russell Birch
A Legacy in Miniature and Metal: The Life of William Russell Birch The story of William Russell Birch is one of remarkable transition, a journey that began in the refined artistic circles of eighteenth-century England and culminated in the burgeoning landscape of early American identity. …
A portrait built from William Russell Birch'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.
