The Masters · Chromatic Profile
samuel
bough
1822
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1878
· 19th Century
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Samuel Bough, born in Carlisle, England in 1822, was destined to become one of the most celebrated landscape painters of his generation. His early life unfolded against the backdrop of a rapidly industrializing Britain, yet it was the untamed beauty …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from samuel bough's own colours
Every 53 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.