Sir
Francis Grant
A Life Dedicated to Portraiture and the Academy Sir Francis Grant, a name synonymous with refined portraiture and dedicated service to the British art establishment, emerged as one of the most sought-after artists of his era. Born in 1803 into a landed family in Perthshire, …
A portrait built from Sir Francis Grant's own colours
Every 82 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.
