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A
daguerreotype
portrait of
William Sidney Mount
(1807–1868), an American artist best known for his
genre paintings
. Born in
Long Island
, New York, Mount began his career as a
history painter
but soon began depicting everyday scenes. Today, the largest collection of Mount's works is held at the
Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages
.
Photograph:
Mathew Brady
; restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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