william
armfield hobday
William Armfield Hobday: A Portraitist Caught Between Glamour and Ruin William Armfield Hobday (1771 – 17 February 1831) stands as a fascinating figure in the annals of British art history—a painter who achieved considerable renown during his time, yet whose legacy is shadowed by financial …
A portrait built from william armfield hobday's own colours
Every 3 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.
