Francis
Hayman
The Dramatic Vision of Francis Hayman In the vibrant, shifting landscape of eighteenth-century British art, few figures possessed the versatile brilliance of Francis Hayman. Born in Exeter in 1708, Hayman did not merely observe the cultural evolution of his era; he actively shaped its visual …
A portrait built from Francis Hayman's own colours
Every 36 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.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
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.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
