Who created "Jacob Hurd"?

Jacob Hurd was created by William Johnston|John Singleton Copley in ca. 1762.

When was "Jacob Hurd" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1762.

Is "Jacob Hurd" in the public domain?

Yes, Jacob Hurd is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacob Hurd

William Johnston|John Singleton Copley

ca. 1762

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)

Classification

Painting

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Anonymous Gift, 1964

Accession Number

64.114.1

Tags

MenPortraits

Art Historical Context

Behold the elegant portrait *Jacob Hurd* (ca. 1762), an oil-on-canvas masterpiece measuring 30 x 25 inches, now gracing the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum Art. Attributed to both William Johnston a skilled Boston portraitist, and renowned John Singleton Cople, this work captures the poised likeness of its sitter—a prominent figure in colonial America—through the rich, luminous medium of oil paint. Canvas portraits like this were prized in the 18th century for their durability and ability to convey texture, depth, and personality, making them status symbols among the emerging merchant...

Jacob Hurd

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