The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Herbert
Smith
1811
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1870
· 19th Century
The Hand of the Royal Court Born in London, Herbert Luther Smith entered the world as the son of the painter Anker Smith. His path was carved early through the halls of the Royal Academy schools, where he arrived in 1826. He did not merely …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Herbert Smith's own colours
Every 18 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.