%0 Image %T Portrait of Hosea Ballou II. %A Ballou, Giddings Hyde. %8 2017-10-19 %I Tufts University. Tisch Library. %R http://localhost/files/qz20t1405 %X Abstract: Universalist clergyman Hosea Ballou II (1796-1861); founder and first president of Tufts College from 1853 until his death; served as an Overseer of Harvard College in 1845; first professor of history and intellectual philosophy; worked with other Christian Universalists to found Tufts College; theologian and historian; published the "Ancient History of Universalism" in 1829; first building constructed on Walnut Hill, now Tufts' main campus, was named for Ballou; marble portrait bust was commissioned posthumously by the College, see AI01500. Giddings Hyde Ballou (1820-1886) is the oldest son of Hosea Ballou II. Date created: 1846. Medium: Oil on canvas. Measurements in inches: 15.250 H. x 12.125 W. %[ 2021-11-17 %9 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution