Gilbert
Stuart
Gilbert Stuart: A Life in Portraiture Born: December 3, 1755, Saunderstown, Rhode Island Died: July 9, 1828, Boston, Massachusetts Nationality: American Movement: Neoclassicism Known for: Portraiture, particularly portraits of prominent figures in early American history. Early Life and Training Gilbert Stuart was born into a …
A portrait built from Gilbert Stuart's own colours
Every 100 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.
