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James
Millar

1735 — 1805 · Early Modern

The Portraitist of the Midlands Enlightenment In the bustling, industrious heart of eighteenth-century Birmingham, a period defined by the intellectual fervor of the Midlands Enlightenment, James Millar emerged as a master of the human countenance. Born around 1735, Millar did not merely paint faces; he …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from James Millar's own colours

Every 18 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.

James
Millar

A portrait built from James Millar's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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JamesMillar

A portrait built from James Millar's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

James
Millar