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Nathaniel Hurd
John Singleton Copleyc. 1765
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Hurd was a prominent silversmith and engraver in Boston, and the warm gaze and unforced smile in his portrait by Copley suggest the friendship between the two artists. Hurd's open-collared shirt, as well as the rakishly tilted turban that covers his shaved head in place of a ceremonial powdered wig, create an air of informality that is unusual for a portrait of this time.
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- Title: Nathaniel Hurd
- Creator: John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)
- Date Created: c. 1765
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 90.5 x 78 x 6.5 cm (35 5/8 x 30 11/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 76.2 x 64.8 cm (30 x 25 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: Benjamin Hurd [1739-1781], Halifax, Nova Scotia, by descent to his son, John Hurd, John Hurd, Halifax, Nova Scotia, by descent to his two daughters, Daughters of John Hurd [d. by 1860], Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Mrs. Thomas Barry, Mrs. Thomas Barry [d. 1869], Halifax, Nova Scotia, by gift to Walter Wesselhoeft, Walter Wesselhoeft [1838-1920], Cambridge, MA, consigned to the Copley Gallery, (Copley Gallery, Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.534
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Fun Fact: The artist Copley’s in-laws were consignees for the cargo dumped during the Boston Tea Party.
- Department: American Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: America, 18th century
- Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Collection: American - Painting
- Accession Number: 1915.534
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