Harvard College Bookplate with the Christo et Ecclesiæ Seal

1765

Nathaniel Hurd

Associated Names
Nathaniel Hurd

Artist, American, 1729 - 1777

This is a drawing of an ornate bookplate. The design features a heraldic shield with an inscription in Latin around it. Above the shield, there are stacks of books with a radiant sun with a face. On either side of the shield, there are intricate floral and scroll patterns with small globes positioned on pedestals. Below the shield, there is a draped banner with the word "Thorndike" and the year "1818." At the bottom, the artist's name, "N. Hurd Sc." and the location "BOSTON" are inscribed. The design is detailed and symmetrical.

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Provenance

C. A. Farley, 1898; Alice Farley Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1962; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Inscriptions

center in plate:Thorndike; lower left in plate: N. Hurd Sc.; lower right in plate: Boston; lower center in black ink: 1818.

Wikidata ID

Q77012037

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