john
francis rigaud
Early Life and Artistic Formation John Francis Rigaud, a name resonating with the elegance of eighteenth-century British art, was born in Turin on May 18th, 1742. His lineage was steeped in mercantile tradition; his father, James Dutilh or Rigaud, hailed from a family of Protestant …
A portrait built from john francis rigaud's own colours
Every 10 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.
