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François
Debon

1807 — 1872 · 19th Century

The Life and Training of François Debon Born in Paris, France, on 2 December 1807, François Debon grew up in a city that was rapidly changing. He developed a dual interest in the fine arts and the sharp, observational world of caricature. This combination of …

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François Debon
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from François Debon's own colours

Every 3 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.

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Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition
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The Chromatic Knot

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.

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Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers