[Farmers nooning, from the original picture in the possession of Jona. Sturges Esqr.] / William S. Mount 1836.
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.
State derived from comparison with other versions in the trial proof series.
Library copy is trimmed to the edge of the image, sheet measures: 324 x 402 mm
The Library has eleven prints; this print represents one in a series of nine trial proofs and two "published" prints.
Library copy has an accompanying label, mounted with the print, that states: Library of Congress, Art Department. No. R1002.
Library copy is damaged, with mended tear on lower right corner, also presence of three green spots extending from lower right corner toward the center.
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