douglas thomas kilburn — Palette Genome

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douglas
thomas kilburn

1813 — 1871 · 19th Century

douglas thomas kilburn (1813–1871) was an english-born watercolour painter and professional daguerreotypist who operated in melbourne 1847–49, producing some of the earliest portrait photographs of indigenous australians. he is known for his series of daguerreotypes of koori people, which present a more dignified picture of …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from douglas thomas kilburn'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.

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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.

douglasthomas kilburn

A portrait built from douglas thomas kilburn's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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douglas
thomas kilburn