The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-13
A GREAT NATIONAL WORK.
THE GALLERY OF JLLUSTRIOUS
AMERICANS
Daguerreotypes by Brady---Engraved by
D'Avignon.

EDITED BY AN ASSOCIATION OF LITERARY MEN
FINDER this title will be published, during IT,
~ year 1850, twenty-four Portraits and Biorrsphi
cal Sketches OF American citizens tho have become
iliusrious In the service Of the country Every por
ton OF the work will receive the most careful at,en
ton, and nothing will be spared render it worth
mad enduring monument to the great men OF he Re
public. tte
Mr.. Brady has been many years engaged, at grea,
expense, collecting Portraits tor a National Gal.
lery, and those which are being engraved for this
work believed to be superior to any that have
ever been taken. In the accomplishment of this great
object he has experienced the utmost courtesy and
encouragement from distinguished men Mr. Brady's
reputation has been too long established to need any
recommendation. His dsguerrcotypes are in the
highest sense the works OF art glowing with the soul
of the living countcnance.
The drawings and engravings of D'Avignon have
been pronounced by Europeans OF taste to be fully
equal and In some respects superior to those Of the
best artists OF London and Paris and every inn
preston in this Gallery will be taken under his i'm
mediate supervision. The Typography will be exc
cuted carefully and superb style as the en-
cravings themselves. The entire work will be on
the finest imperial folio paper, l6 by 20 inches, made
expressly Tor this purpose.
This work has nothing sectional in its scope it
will therefore be comprehensive in its spirit The
names OF those men only admitted whose talents
and public services have won for them an honorable
fame throughout the nation. Each OF the grea, dc
partments OF life Will have its representatives. Art
and Literature universal in their spirit, and the
Gallery is intended to be worthy and enduring mon
unent to the great OF the Republic whose
achievements and fame constitute the chief glory Of
the nation. We hope that every lover or Art, and
friend of our gorious nion viii respond to our ap-
peal for encouragement and aid in so commcndabe
undertaking, that lis publication may make era in
he progress of American Art, and BY grouping the
illustrious of the Union together consolidate il
stillmore firmly.
As no work Of this kind has appeared in America.
and the prices they sustain in Europe would place il
beyond the reach OF most OF citizens the publish
ers have resolved to merit large circulation, by
charging very low price. They have, therefore.
established the following
CONDITIONS SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE
years subscription for "a numbers, $50
acopies for the year, (each ls
i6
10 E" Is
so "a
All the numbers sold separately. For single
number, gil and larger quantity Of any single No
at the rates as above.
All orders for single numbers, or mere, win be
promptly filled on the receipt OF the money. The
whole csn be without danger of injury, by the
expresses, to any part OF the country.
81 Amy Bookseller. Postmaster, Librarian or any
other person. may obtain subscribers and his orders
viii be filled when the money is received
Advertisements which concern The Fine Arts In
every department, will be admitted ON the cover in
the style OF the European Journals, on the following
terms q
For one square (of eight lines) once, Al
For a square for one year, .. 10
corresponding reduction for larger space
cards OF Artists and Others (of half square) for
INC year, 3
N. BAH orders and business communications
may be addressed (post paid to Brsdy, D'Avignon
" Co., 205 Broadway, New York.
Subscription lists are opened at all the principal
Bookstores throughout the United States.
THE EDITORS.
Taylor and Maury and Franck Taylor, Agents for
washington.
NKw Yopr, Jan. l. 1850