George
Francis Lyon
The Explorer’s Eye: The Life and Legacy of George Francis Lyon In the annals of nineteenth-century exploration, few figures possess a legacy as dualistic and evocative as George Francis Lyon. A man of both the sword and the sketchbook, Lyon navigated the treacherous boundaries between …
A portrait built from George Francis Lyon's own colours
Every 14 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.
