William Sidney Mount
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
NPG.78.73
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Art Historical Context
This enchanting 1850 print by Charles G. Crehen the likeness of William Sidney Mount, celebrated 19th-century American artist for his genre paintings, landscapes, portraits, still lifes. Titled simply *William Sidney Mount*, the portrait depicts the bearded, mustachioed painter in his element, surrounded by the tools of his trade—an easel, paintbrush and canvas—while seated in an armchair. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection from the National Portrait Gallery it offers a glimpse into the creative world of mid-19th-century American art. Mount, active during the burgeonin...