Nathaniel Hurd
c. 1765
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 76.2 × 64.8 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-109000
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.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.534
Registry history
- c. 1765 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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