William
Grimaldi
William Grimaldi: The Delicate Art of Miniature Portraiture William Grimaldi (1751–1830) stands as a pivotal figure in the annals of British miniature painting, an art form characterized by its exquisite detail and intimate scale. Born in Shoreditch, London, he descended from Alessandro Maria Grimaldi, a …
A portrait built from William Grimaldi'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.
