John Singleton Copley
American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1815
Nathaniel Hurd, c. 1765
Oil on canvas
76.2 × 64.8 cm (30 × 25 ½ in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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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