David Edward Hughes — Palette Genome

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David
Edward Hughes

1830 — 1900 · 19th Century

David Edward Hughes (1830-1900): A Pioneer of Sound and Vision David Edward Hughes (16 May 1830 – 22 January 1900) was a British-American inventor, practical experimenter, and professor of music who fundamentally reshaped our understanding of communication technology. While often overshadowed by later breakthroughs in …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from David Edward Hughes's own colours

Every 1 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.

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The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

David
Edward Hughes

A portrait built from David Edward Hughes's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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DavidEdward Hughes

A portrait built from David Edward Hughes's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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