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The Masters · Chromatic Profile

William
Aikman

1682 — 1731 · Early Modern

William Aikman: A Scottish Portraitist Steeped in Literary Patronage William Aikman (1682 – 1731) stands as a quietly influential figure within the landscape of eighteenth-century Scottish art, primarily recognized for his exquisitely rendered portraits and his invaluable connection to Scotland’s literary elite. Born into a …

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William Aikman
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from William Aikman's own colours

Every 13 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
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.

0° Red 90° Yellow 180° Cyan 270° Blue saturation →
Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers