joseph
gibbs
Joseph Gibbs: A Victorian Portraitist Capturing Delicate Beauty Joseph Gibbs (1698 – 1788) remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in British art history, primarily recognized for his stunning portraits of young women—particularly Muriel Dorothy Windle. While overshadowed by contemporaries like Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds, Gibbs’ …
A portrait built from joseph gibbs'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.
