The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Thomas
Smith
1715
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1767
· Early Modern
The Life and Identity of Thomas Smith Born in 1715, Thomas Smith was a landscape painter whose life was deeply rooted in the English countryside. Often referred to as Thomas Smith of Derby to distinguish his work from others of the same name, he emerged …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Thomas Smith'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.
← 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.