frederick
william hayes
Frederick William Hayes: A Welsh Visionary of the Victorian Era Frederick William Hayes, a name perhaps less familiar than some of his contemporaries, nevertheless holds a significant place in 19th-century British art. Born in Freshfield, Merseyside, in 1848, into a family rooted in industry – …
A portrait built from frederick william hayes's own colours
Every 20 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.
