The Masters · Chromatic Profile

Daniel
Maclise

1806 — 1870 · 19th Century

Early Life and Education Born: January 25, 1806, Cork, Ireland Died: April 25, 1870, London, England Parents: Alexander McLish (tanner/shoemaker) and Rebecca McLeish Early education in Cork; showed artistic talent from a young age. Studied at the Cork School of Art, focusing on drawing and …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Daniel Maclise's own colours

Every 100 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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition

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The Chromatic Knot

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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.