William
Hoare
William Hoare: A Bath Portraitist of Quiet Distinction Born around 1707 in Eye, Suffolk, William Hoare’s life and career unfolded within the elegant confines of Bath, Somerset, a city rapidly establishing itself as a fashionable resort during the latter half of the 18th century. While …
A portrait built from William Hoare's own colours
Every 5 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.
