Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. B. WELCH'S MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.


PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
Engraved (by permission) from stuart's only orr
ginal portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.
iTHIS superb picture, Engraved under the SUI
Il perintendence of Thomas SULLY, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, is the only
rect likeness of Washington ever published. 1t
has been characterised as the greatest work of
art ever produced in this country. AS to its fl
deity, refer to the letters Of the adopted
of Washington, GEORGE WAsHINGToN PARK Gus
tbs, who says, sit is faithful representation of
the celebrated original - 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 one who sees it: and it
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 3D.
pearance is yet strongly impressed on my r.emory
The portrait you have issued anpea:s to me to be
an exact likeness, representing perfectly the ex-
preston as well as tie form and features of the
lace. And says SENATOR CAss, it is lte-lke
representation Of the great original. President
fILLloRE says, s'the work appears to me to have
Seen admirably executed and eminentIy worthy Of
the patronage of the public" Says MARcHANT
the eminent portrait painter, and the pupil of
Stuart, ''your print to my mind is more remark
able than any other have seen, for presenting the
chole individuality of the original portrait, togeth
er with the noble and dignifed repose of air and
manner, which all who ever saw him considered
a marked Characteristic of the illustrlous man it
commentaries.
For the great merits Of this picture re arouM refer
erery lorer of Washington to the portrait ITSELF to be
seen at the office Of this paper, and to the letters ofe
foo,ring Artists StatcSmen Jrists and Scholarsac-
companying it,.
ARTISTS.-Marchan and Elliott, of New
York; Neagle Rothermel and Lambdin, of PhiIa-
dephia; Chester Harding of Boston Charles
Fraser of Charleston, S. g.; and to the adopted
son of Washington, hon. George w Gusts, HIM
Willard Fillmore, Major General Winfield Scott,
Hon George NJ Dallas Hon William King, Hon
Daniel Webster, Hon Linn Boyd, Hon Lewis
Cass Hon William A Graham, Hon John Ken
nedy, Hon R G Winthrop, LII. D. JURISTS-
Hon Roger B fancy, Hon John Duer, Hon John
Mclean, Hon Rufus Choate. SCHOLARS
Charles Folsom, Esq, the we'll known Librarian of
the Boston Atheneum who says, 81 would rather
own it than any painted copy [ have ever seen;"
E P Whipple, Richard Hdreth, Hon Ed yard
Everett, LII. d., Jared Sparks, Ii. D., William
w Emerson, Esq, Prof L G U;nam, + Head
ley, Ftz Green Halleck, H. W. Longfellow, VIM
Gilmore Simms; and FROM EUROPE, Lord
Talford, Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison,
Lord Mayor of London, sc. &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 SIS per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDs,
n W. corner of Fifth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
A. BURNETT,
Sole Agent for the State Of Maryland.
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.
ISPersons by RENTING FIVE DOLLARS to A.
BURNETT, 140 Baltimore Street, Baltimore,
will have copy of the Partrait sent to them free
of Postage
Is Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price of
SIS 90 each.
JUST ISSUED,
a MAGNIFICENT PORTRAIT OF
GENERAL JACKSON,
Engrared by r. B. WEIGH, Esq, after the
original portrait painted by T. SULLF. ESQ
This Portrait will be q match for the Washing
ton, and is in every respect as well got up.
Price IS 90 per copy. Address as above.