George
Peter Alexander Healy
A Life Etched in Likeness: The World of George Peter Alexander Healy George Peter Alexander Healy, a name synonymous with 19th-century American portraiture, was more than just a painter of faces; he was a chronicler of an era. Born in Boston on July 15, 1813, …
A portrait built from George Peter Alexander Healy's own colours
Every 100 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.
