HURD, Nathaniel (1730-1777) Colonial American engraver,
diesinker, heraldic artist and silversmith, Boston.
Born Boston, 13 February 1730.
He is said to have engraved the first flat printing
engravings in America in addition to cutting seals
and dies. He bequethed his engraving tools to his
nephew, John Mason Furnass.
Died Boston, 17 December 1777.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D1 {1816} Bryan.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 181.
101 {1939} French (Hollis) Jacob Hurd and His Sons Nathaniel and Benjamin,
Silversmiths, 1702- 1781. [Cambridge, MA]: Riverside Press for Walpole Society
(1939) 147 pages.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 336.
BH {1963} Who Was Who, p 259.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 435.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 11:537-538, by Gerald W.R. Wald.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1668.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 7:472.
diesinker, heraldic artist and silversmith, Boston.
Born Boston, 13 February 1730.
He is said to have engraved the first flat printing
engravings in America in addition to cutting seals
and dies. He bequethed his engraving tools to his
nephew, John Mason Furnass.
Died Boston, 17 December 1777.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D1 {1816} Bryan.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 181.
101 {1939} French (Hollis) Jacob Hurd and His Sons Nathaniel and Benjamin,
Silversmiths, 1702- 1781. [Cambridge, MA]: Riverside Press for Walpole Society
(1939) 147 pages.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 336.
BH {1963} Who Was Who, p 259.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 435.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 11:537-538, by Gerald W.R. Wald.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1668.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 7:472.