Joshua Cristall — Palette Genome

The Masters · Chromatic Profile

Joshua
Cristall

1767 — 1847 · Early Modern

Joshua Cristall: A Pioneer of Watercolor Joshua Cristall, born in the Cornish town of Camborne in 1767 and passing away in London in 1847, stands as a significant figure in the early development of watercolor painting in Britain. His life was one marked by both …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Joshua Cristall'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.

← 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.

JoshuaCristall

A portrait built from Joshua Cristall's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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