Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-12-31
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lust pubEshsd, T. weleh's msenIEeent Tor.
trait Of Wsshington. Engraved lby permission
ron ,tusrt's only original portrait, 10 the Athsns-
This superb picture, enFrsvsd urder the supsrin.
tsndencs u Thomas uly. Eco. the eminent end
hikhly gifted artist, is the only correct likeness Of
Washington ever published Il has been ehsrsc.
terised ss the Rreatest work Of art ever produced
10 this country. As 70 itl hislity We refer to the
ietrers Of The adrpted son Of Washington, George
washIngton Park Custis. who says at fsithsu
representation Of the celebrated original" and to
chief Jnstics Tapsy Of the uprsns Court Of the
United States, who says, aAs work Of art he en-.
esllsbes and bssuiy must strike every one Who
ssss It: and & d 90 lees happy In his hkensa to
the fstheF Of his country. hwaS my good fOfnbs
tO.hsvs seen Aiu 10 the days Of ny bOOhoOd, and
BE whols spFsaraDce h Jet strongly impressed on
my memory. The portrait you have Issued appears
70 ne 70 be an enact ikeness representing perfect.
y The expression ss well ss the form a. features
Of the fscsH And says Senator Cass, Il is q lie.
llke reprsssntstion Of The great original. Irssl.
dent Fillmore says, "the work appears TO me 70
hsvsbsan admirably eEeeutsd and eminently wor.
thy Of the patronage Of the pubic" Says Mar.
ehanstbe eminent portrait painter. and the pu pi
! Of Stuart, "your print to nv mind ia more re-.
matkahls than any oIherl have sssn, Cor prestnt.
ing the whole individuality Of The origihal por.
trait, together with lhe noble and dignihed re-.
pose Of air snd manner. which Sll who ever saw
him considered marked -eharscSTsIic OF the IL
lustrious nan il eoInmemot stss"
For the great merits OF this picture we woulc
refer every lover Of Washing on TO thu portrait
ilstlf, TO be seen al the Office Of this pa pc, and
to the letters Of the following Artists, Statesmen
lJlriste and scholars accompanying a.
Artists -Marchsnt and Elliott. Of New York
Nssgle Rothermel, and LHmbdn. Of Philadsl
phisi Chester Harding Of Boston Charles Fra
ser, Of ChaTleslon, S. c. and 10 the sdopted sor
OF Washington. Hon. Geo. w. p Custis, hmsel
an artist. Statpsmsn.-llis Exceency MiIIart
Fillmore. Major Gen. Winfield Seott. Hon. Georg,
NJ. Dallas. Hon. William r King. Hon. DAME
Webster. Hon. Linn Boyd. Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon
VIM A. Graham, Hon. John P Kennedy, Hon
r. C. Winthrop, Ill. D. Jurists.-tIon. Roes
!. Is. TSnry, Hon. John Daer, H,n. John Mclean
Hon Rufus ChoatP. Scholars Charles Folsom
Esq, the well known Librarian OF the Bostol
AthenFuni. who Says, III would rather own
than any pNnted copy have ever seen; = E.
Whipple. Richard Eldreth, Hon. Edw. Everett
LII. D., Washington living Ralph W. Emerson
Esq., Prot. T. G. Uphsm, T. HoadIev. Fir
Green Iiallerk, H. w. Longiellow, WIN Gilmor
Simms and from Europe, Lord Talipurd, T,
Elacauey Sir Archibald Alison. Lord Mayor I
London, 6c., &c. &c. The press thronshou
the entire Union. have with one voics procaime
the merits OF this superb sngiGvirg.
To enable all TO posspss this valuable treasur,
{, ia sold at the low price n IS per copc.
Published hy George w Chds, N. W corn,
of Filth and Arch streets, PhiIadslplil Wal
g. steel, sole agent for the States Of Ohio and Il
!" diana.
This portrait ran only he obtained from NJ
Steel or his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the p1
Office Department, by which copies OF the 20
rps can be sent TO any point, per mail, in pc
:. feet order. .l D ss
G5-Perons NY rsmhting 6vs dollars to Wa
I g. Steel, Cincinnati Ohio, will have q copy ,
the portrait Sent 10 them tree OF postage.
= 6TMagn6cent gilt frames, got up express
for these portraits, furnished Al Ihs low price
/, s., 90 each. -at