Richard
Dadd
A Life Shrouded in Fantasy and Turmoil Richard Dadd, a name that resonates with both artistic brilliance and profound psychological distress, remains one of the most compelling figures within Victorian art. Born in 1817 at Chatham, Kent, his life was a captivating yet tragic narrative—a …
A portrait built from Richard Dadd's own colours
Every 24 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.
