Nicolas
Toussaint Charlet
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet: A Voice of the Veteran and a Master of Lithography Born in Paris in 1792, Nicolas Toussaint Charlet’s life was inextricably linked to the tumultuous events of post-revolutionary France. His father, a dragoon serving in the Republican army, tragically died in service, …
A portrait built from Nicolas Toussaint Charlet's own colours
Every 24 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.
