Samuel
Folwell
Samuel Folwell: Weaver of Grief and Philadelphia’s Artistic Heart Samuel Folwell (1764–1813) stands as a poignant figure in American art history, primarily recognized for his deeply moving “mouning art”—a unique genre born from the profound grief experienced during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. …
A portrait built from Samuel Folwell'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.
