Washington telegraph., 1852-12-08
The only True Portrait of Washington.
JUST PUBLISHED.
r. II. VeEch's WagAi ficent
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED

PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
Engrared (by pefniss ion) from Sraart $
o,aiy originaI portrait, IN Me
Atheaeuns, Boston.
THIS superb picture, Engraved under the sup
Il erintendence of Thomas SULLY, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, is the only cor
rect likeness of washington ever published
1t has been characterised as the greatest work OF
art producet liz this country. AS to its fidel-
ity, refer to the letters OF the adopted son of
Washington GEoRGE WASHINGTON PARK CUsTIS,
who says, ''it is faithful representation of the
celebrated origiBi..." and to Chief. Justice Taney
of the Supreme Court of the United States, who
says, GAS work Of art its excellence and beauty
must strike every who sees IT. and 1T is no less
happy in its likeness to the Father OF his country
1t was my good fortune to have seen him in the
days OF my boyhood, and his whole appearance is
yet strongly impressed my memory. The
portrait you have issued appears to me to be an
crat likeness representing perfectly the expression
as well as the form and features of the iace"-
And says Senator CAss, Il rs ije-tise representa-
tion OF the great original President FILLMORE
says, "the work appears to me to have been ad-
mirably executed and emineniiy worthy of the pat
ronage of the public" Says MARcHANT the emi-
nent portrait painter and the pupil of Stuart,
'your print to my mind is more remarkable than
any other have seen, for presenting the whole
the noble and dignfed repose o. air and manner,
which all VINO ever him considered a marked
characteristic of the illustrious man it commem-
orates."
For the great merits Of this picture we would
refer every lover of Washington to the portrait
ITSELF to be seen at the office of this paper and to
the letters of the following Artists Statesmen,
Jurlsts and Scholars accompanying it,
ArtRSts.--Marchant and Elliott, of New York;
Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambdin, of Philadelphia;
Chester Harding, of Boston; Charles Fraser, of
Charleston, S. c.; and to the adopted son of wash
ingtoE, Hon. Geo. w. p. Gusts, himself an artist
SfatesInen.-His Excellency Milard Fill
more, Major Gen. Winfield Scott, Hon. George VI.
Dallas. Hon. William r. King, Hon. Daniel Web
ster, Hon. Linn Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass Hon.
Vim. A. Graham Hon. John. p. Kennedy, Hon.
r. c. Winthrop, Ii. d.
Jurists.--Hon. Roger B. Taney, Hon. John
Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. RUFUS Choate
SchOIars.-Charles Fukom, Esq, the well
known Librarian of the Boston Atheneum. who
says, Il would rather own il than any painted
copy have SEEM" j.. p. Whipple Richard
Hildreth, Hon. Edw. Everett, Ii. D., Jared
Sparks Ii. d.. William H. Prescott, L. D.,
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson. ESD,
Halleck, II. w. Longfellow, Wm Gilmore Simms;
and FROM EUROPE, Lord Talord, L. B. Macauley,
Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor OF London, &c.
&c, &c.
Hhc 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 IS per copy.
Published by GEORGE W. CHILDS,
". w. corner of Fifth and .Arch Sc, eet Phaa
J. d. BYERLY,
Sole Agent for the States of Florida Arkansas and
Louisiana.
This Portrait can only be obtained from Mr..
BYERLy, or from his duly authorized agents.
| Arrangements have been made with the Post
Office Department, by which copies of the Por-
trait be sent to any point, per mail in perfect
order
| U-Persons by renting FIVE DOLLARS to J.
d. BYERLY, New Orleans, will have copy of
the Portrait sent to them free of Postage.
| O-Magnifcent Gilt Frames got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price of
| s. 90 each.