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Born on a farm in Setauket, Long Island in 1807
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Raised on a farm, and when his father died when Mount was age 7, lived with relatives and served an apprenticeship in his brother's sign painting shop in New York City.
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Studied engraving and in 1826, was one of the first students of drawing at the National Academy. His primary subject was history painting.
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Ill health caused him to return to Setauket where from 1830, he spent the remainder of his life doing genre paintings of his contemporaries.
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Had a long-time studio at Stony Brook on Long Island
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