George Hayter
Early Life and Education Born: December 17, 1792, in St James's, London, England Died: January 18, 1871, in London, England Parents: Charles Hayter (miniature painter and drawing teacher) and an unknown mother. Early Training: Admitted to the Royal Academy Schools early in his life. Studied under Fuseli. Naval Service: Briefly served as a midshipman in the Royal Navy in 1808, but left after a disagreement about his art studies. Family Life: Married Sarah Milton when he was 15 and she was 28; they had three children. Later formed a relationship with Louisa Cauty, with whom he had…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of George Hayter's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
