nicolas henri jacob — Palette Genome

The Masters · Chromatic Profile

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henri jacob

1782 — 1871 · 19th Century

John Sell Cotman: A Master of the Norwich School Born in Norwich, England, on May 16th, 1782, John Sell Cotman’s life was inextricably linked to the artistic spirit of his hometown and the burgeoning landscape movement that swept across Britain during the late 18th and …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from nicolas henri jacob's own colours

Every 7 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.

nicolashenri jacob

A portrait built from nicolas henri jacob's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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