william
halfpenny, alias michael hoare
A Practical Visionary: The Life and Legacy of William Halfpenny William Halfpenny, a name perhaps less celebrated than his architectural contemporaries like Colen Campbell or James Gibbs, nevertheless occupies a vital position in the history of 18th-century British design. Active between roughly 1723 and 1755, …
A portrait built from william halfpenny, alias michael hoare'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.
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.
