Pigments identified | Bauer/Haenke colour chart (c 1780 s) | Orchid paintings (1801–06) |
---|---|---|
Indigo | Yes | Yes |
Ultramarine/Lapis lazuli | No | Yes |
Vermillion | Yes | No |
Copper greens | Yes | No |
Azurite/copper blues | Yes (Azurite) | No |
Prussian blue | No | No |
Red lakes | Yes | Likely |
Vermillion and red lake | Yes | No |
Red lead | No | No |
Madder | Likely | No |
Yellow lake/gamboge/ochre | Likely | Likely |
Lead white | Yes | No |
Barium white | No | Yes |
Iron oxide reds | Yes | No |
Brown ochre | Yes | No |