richard tongue — Palette Genome

The Masters · Chromatic Profile

richard
tongue

1795 — 1873 · 19th Century

Richard Tongue: A Visionary of the British Landscape Richard Tongue (1795–1873) stands as a remarkably prescient figure in 19th-century British art, a painter who captured not merely the outward appearance of the countryside but its very essence – its mood, its history, and its enduring …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from richard tongue's own colours

Every 5 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.

richardtongue

A portrait built from richard tongue's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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tongue