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Heywood
Hardy

1842 — 1933 · 19th Century

Early Life and Family Background Born: November 25, 1842, in Chichester, Sussex, England Family: Son of James Hardy Senior (an artist and musician) and Elizabeth. Part of a large artistic family including brothers James Junior and David, sister Ada, cousins Frederick Daniel Hardy and George …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Heywood Hardy's own colours

Every 100 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.

Heywood
Hardy

A portrait built from Heywood Hardy's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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HeywoodHardy

A portrait built from Heywood Hardy's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

Heywood
Hardy