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[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

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Summary

Print shows workmen resting in the shade of a tree, one man is sharpening a tool, an African American man reclining on a stack of hay, a young boy is leaning over the stack, tickling the man's ear with a piece of straw, various hay harvesting tools (scythe, rake, pitchfork) are present; split-rail fence and haystack are visible in the background.

Title from "published" print.

Signed on plate on lower left: Wm. S. Mount 1836.

Description based on "published" version with a distinct plate mark.

Sheet measures: 552 x 598 mm

State derived from comparison with other versions in the trial proof series.

Library copy has an inscription in pencil at bottom right, within plate mark, that states: Two-Thirds Finished. Alfred Jones Scp.

The Library has eleven prints; this print represents one in a series of nine trial proofs and two "published" prints.

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african americans employment agricultural laborers hay harvesting rest periods agricultural equipment reproductions steel engravings trial proofs farmers possession jona sturges esqr sturges esqr mount 1843 prints images black history month black history month 19th century william popular graphic arts apollo association for the promotion of the fine arts in the united states alfred jones william sidney mount ultra high resolution high resolution race relations picnics library of congress
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Date

01/01/1843
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Contributors

Jones, Alfred, 1819-1900, engraver
Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868, artist
Apollo Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in the United States, funder
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on publication.

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[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.

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african americans employment agricultural laborers hay harvesting rest periods agricultural equipment reproductions steel engravings trial proofs farmers possession jona sturges esqr sturges esqr mount 1843 prints images black history month black history month 19th century william popular graphic arts apollo association for the promotion of the fine arts in the united states alfred jones william sidney mount ultra high resolution high resolution race relations picnics library of congress