Thomas
Hudson
Thomas Hudson: A Life in Portraiture Early Life and Training Born: 1701, Bideford, United Kingdom (exact birthplace unknown). Thomas Hudson emerged as a prominent figure in 18th-century English portraiture. His early life remains somewhat obscure, but his dedication to art quickly became apparent. Apprenticeship: He …
A portrait built from Thomas Hudson's own colours
Every 44 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.
