The Precision of the Stipple London, 1785. A child is born in Pentonville, entering a world where the line and the dot define the boundaries of visual reality. Thomas Woolnoth does not merely observe this world; he dissects it through the tip of a burin. His early years are shaped by the rigorous discipline of an apprenticeship under Robert Meadows, a period of technical hardening that transforms a young man into a master of the stipp…
Scroll through Thomas Woolnoth's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Thomas Woolnoth's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.