Ferdinand
Berthoud
Early Life and Career Born: March 18, 1727, in Plancemont-sur-Couvet, Principality of Neuchâtel (now part of Switzerland) Died: June 20, 1807, in Groslay, Val d'Oise, France Ferdinand Berthoud was born into a family of watchmakers, fostering an early interest in horology. He began his apprenticeship …
A portrait built from Ferdinand Berthoud's own colours
Every 1 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.
