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Guillaume
Guillon Lethiere

1760 — 1832 · Early Modern

A Caribbean Voice in the Heart of Neoclassicism Guillaume Guillon-Lethière’s story is one of remarkable resilience and artistic ambition, a narrative woven from the complexities of colonial history and the fervor of revolutionary France. Born in 1760 in Saint-Anne, Guadeloupe—a French possession brimming with both …

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Guillaume Guillon Lethiere
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Guillaume Guillon Lethiere's own colours

Every 23 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