Samuel Henry Gordon Alken — Palette Genome

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Samuel
Henry Gordon Alken

1810 — 1894 · 19th Century

Early Life and Artistic Training Samuel Henry Gordon Alken (1810-1894) was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, the third son of Henry Thomas Alken, a celebrated sporting artist, and Maria Gordon. His artistic lineage stretched back to Samuel Alken (1756-1815), whose legacy profoundly shaped his own …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Samuel Henry Gordon Alken's own colours

Every 11 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.

SamuelHenry Gordon Alken

A portrait built from Samuel Henry Gordon Alken's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Samuel
Henry Gordon Alken