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Facts

Born November 26, 1807 • New York
Died November 19, 1868 (aged 60) • New York • (Anniversary in 6 days)

Photos

Bar-room Scene, oil on canvas by William Sidney Mount, 1835; in The Art Institute of Chicago.
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