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Mount, William Sidney

painter, was born Nov. 26, 1807, in Setauket, N. Y.

The first painting that he exhibited was The Daughter of Jairus, which was followed by other works of a similar character. Among his subsequent works are, Men Husking Corn; Walking the Crack; The Courtship; Sportsman's Last Visit; Farmer's Nooning; The Raffle; Bargaining for a Horse; and The Truant Gamblers, in the New York Historical society; The Ringing of the Pigs; The Lucky Throw; Boys Trapping; Dance of the Haymakers; Power of Music; and Music is Contagious. He died Nov. 19, 1868, in Setauket, L. I.