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Roger
Fenton

1819 — 1869 · 19th Century

The Visionary Lens: The Life and Legacy of Roger Fenton Roger Fenton (1819–1869) stands as a monumental figure in the annals of photography and Victorian art, recognized unequivocally as one of the earliest practitioners to document conflict on a grand scale. Born into a prosperous …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Roger Fenton's own colours

Every 12 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.

Roger
Fenton

A portrait built from Roger Fenton's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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A portrait built from Roger Fenton's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

Roger
Fenton