william
jennys
William Jennys: A Pioneer of American Portraiture William Jennys, a name perhaps less familiar than many of his contemporaries, nevertheless stands as a significant figure in the early development of American portrait painting. Active primarily during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Jennys carved …
A portrait built from william jennys'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.
