Duplessis
Joseph Siffred Duplessis – Master of 18thC French Portraiture, Faméd for Realistic Depictions of Aristocracy & Iconic Portraits Like Benjamin Franklin Joseph-Siffred Duplessis (1725–1802) stands as a singular figure in the annals of 18th-century French art – not merely a painter, but a conduit of …
A portrait built from Duplessis's own colours
Every 23 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.
