Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-11-19
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
Just Published,
7. B. WEIGHS NA GNIFTCENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

| Engraved (by permission) from Stuarts only orr
| glnal portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.
| This superb picture, Engraved under the super
intendence of THOMAS SULLY, ESQ, the EN-.
inent and highly gifted artist, is the only correct
| likeness of Washington ever published. 1t has
! been characterised the greatest work of art
| or produced in this country. rs 10 its fidelity
we refer TO the letters of the adopted son of Wash
| ington, GEORGE WASHINGTON PARK
| GUSTS, who says sit is a faithful representa-
| ton of the celebrated original" and to CHIEF
/ JUSTICE TANEY of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, who says, Gas d work of art
/ its excellence and beauty must strike every one
who secs 1t and it is no less happy in its likeness
to the Father of his country. 1t was nv good for
tune TO have seen him in the days of my boyhood
and his whole appearance is yet strongly impress
| ed on my memory, The portrait you have issued
appears to- me TO be an eract likeness representing
! perfectly the expression well as the form and
/ features of the face" And saws SENATOR
] CASS 1t IS a Hfehe represeatnfioa of the Qreat
original. PRESIDENT FILLMORE says, Fthe
work appears to me to have been admirably exc
cuted and emiHeltty worthy of the patronage of
the public" Says MARCHANT, the eminent
portrait painter, and the pupil of Stuart, your
print 10 my mind Is more remarkable than any
other have seem for presenting the rhoie individ-
uaiity of the original portrait, together with the
noble and dignified repoSc of air and manner,
which all who ever saw him considered a marked
characteristic Of the illustriOus man it commcmo-
rates"
| For tie great merits Of this picture ne ,codd rett
ercry Loucr Of Washington to the port itSeit to be
at the office Of his paper, and to tie letters Of
the oloWng ArttstS, Statesmen, Jrists and Scholars
accompanying Il.
ARTISTS.-Marchan and Elliott, of \. Y;
Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambdin, of Philadcl-
phia Chester Harding Of Boston; Charles Fra
ser of Charleston s. C.; and TO the adopted son
of Wachipotpp Hon
self an artist. STATESMEN.-IIisE xcecncy
Willard Fillmore Major Gen. Winfield Scott
Hon. George NJ. Dallas, Hon. William r. King
Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn Boyd, Hon.
Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM, a. Graham, Hon. John
p. Kennedy Hon. r. c. Winthrop, LII. D.
JURISTS.-~Hon Roger b. fancy, Hon John
Ducr, Hon John Mclean, Hon. Rufus Choatc.
SCHOLARS,-Chailes Folsom, Esq, the well
known Librarian of the Boston Atheneum, who
says, 81 would rather own it than any painted
copy | have ever seen :" L. p Whipple, Rich
ard Hldreth Hon. Edw. Everett, LII. d., Jared
Sparks, LII. d., William H. Prescott, LII. d.,
Washington Irving Ralph w Emerson, ESD
Hallcck, II. W. Lengtellow, VIM. Gilmore Simms;
and FROM EUROPE, Lord Talfourd T. b.
Macaulcy, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor of
London, &c. &c. &c. THE PRESS, throughout
the entire Union, have with one voice proclaimed
the merits of this superb engraving.
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure
it is sold at the low price Of s. per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
n. w. cor of Fifth and Arch SITS, Phila.
Arrangements have been made with the Post
Office Department. by which copies of the Portrait
can be sent to any point, per mail, in perfect
der.
?, o. Persons by renting FIVE DoLLLRs to
GEO. w. CIIILDS, will have a copy Of the Por-
trait sent TO them free Of Postage.
t. Magnificent Gilt Frames, gotup expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price Of
S each.