Online Encyclopedia

WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (1807-1868)

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 937 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:
WILLIAM
See also:
SIDNEY
See also:
MOUNT (1807-1868)  ,
See also:
American artist, was
See also:
born at Setauket,
See also:
Long
See also:
Island, New
See also:
York, on the 26th of
See also:
November 1807 . He studied in the
See also:
schools of the
See also:
National
See also:
Academy of
See also:
Design, New York, and in 1832 was made a full Academician . Among his better-known
See also:
works are " Turning the Grindstone " and "
See also:
Farmer's Nooning,"
See also:
Jonathan
See also:
Sturgis collection; " Turn of the
See also:
Leaf,"
See also:
Lenox Library, New York; " Bargaining for a
See also:
Horse," New York
See also:
Historical Society; " Raffling for a
See also:
Goose," M . O .
See also:
Robert's collection; " Long
See also:
Story," Corcoran
See also:
Art
See also:
Gallery,
See also:
Washington; and "
See also:
War
See also:
News,"
See also:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York . He died at Setauket, Long Island, on the 19th of November 1868 . His
See also:
brother, Shepard Alonzo
See also:
Mount (1804-1868), also an artist, best known as a portrait painter, became a National Academician in 1842 .

End of Article: WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (1807-1868)
[back]
MOUNT VERNON 		[next]
MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, ...

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.