Harvard College Bookplate with the Christo et Ecclesiæ Seal

1765

Nathaniel Hurd

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Nathaniel Hurd

Artist, American, 1729 - 1777

This is an image of a coat of arms or emblem with ornamental designs. It includes a central shield with a chevron and open books, surrounded by intricate floral and scroll designs. Above the shield is a radiant sun with a human face, resting on stacked books. Below are decorative curtain-like elements hanging from stylized columns with globes on top. The composition is symmetrical and the style resembles traditional European heraldry.

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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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Wikidata ID

Q77012038

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