John
Singleton Copley
A Pioneer Bridging Worlds: The Life and Art of John Singleton Copley John Singleton Copley, born in Boston in 1738, occupies a unique and pivotal position in the history of American art. He wasn’t merely a painter; he was a cultural bridge, forging a distinctly …
A portrait built from John Singleton Copley'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.
