joseph
heard
Joseph Heard (1799-1859): A Georgian Visionary Bridging Art and Maritime History Joseph Heard (1799 – 1859) stands as a significant figure in British art of the Victorian era, though his artistic output largely predates the formal reign of Queen Victoria. Born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, Heard’s …
A portrait built from joseph heard's own colours
Every 14 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.