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

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 within the plate mark, sheet measures: 342 x 427 mm
The Library has eleven prints; this print represents one in a series of nine trial proofs and two "published" prints.
Library copy has a label mounted on the back that states: Library of Congress, Department of Prints. No. A24260.
Library copy has an inscription in pencil on the back from unknown source: Nooning after Wm. S. Mount by Alfred Jones.
Library copy has an inscription in pencil on the back from unknown source: From Alfred Jones Yonkers N.Y.
Library copy has an inscription in pencil on the back from unknown source: Alfred Jones - Wm S. Mount - Proof before Letters - Pub. American Art Union - Line engraving.