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Francis
Holman

1729 — 1784 · Early Modern

Francis Holman (1729–1784): A Mariner’s Eye on Britannia Francis Holman, born in Deal, Kent, England, in 1729, was a British maritime painter whose meticulous depictions of ships and naval life cemented his place as a pivotal figure in eighteenth-century art. Though largely unrecognized during his …

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Francis Holman
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Francis Holman's own colours

Every 6 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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition
The Chromatic Knot

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.

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Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers