The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-12-16
Only TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. B. WELCH'S NAGNIFICENT
PORVU OF SVASEEENGT0S.

Engraved (by permissiOn) from Stuart's on!y ori-
ginal portrait, in the Atheneuui, Boston.
This superb picture Engraved under the su-
perintendence of Thomas Sully, ESD, the eml-
nent and highly gifted artist, is the onl correct
likeness of Washington ever published. III mas
been characterised as the greatest work OF art
ever produced in this country As TO Its hdeh-
ty, refer to the letters of the adopted son OF
Washington, George Washington Park Custls,
who says, lit IS u faithful representation OF the
celebrated original" and to Chief Justice Ia
ney Of the Supreme Court of the United States,
who says, ''As a work of art its excellence ana
beauty must strike every one who sees It /: and
it is no less happy in its likeness 10 the Father
of his country. 1t was my good fortune to haVs
seen him in the days of my boyhood, and has
whole appearace is yet strongly impressed on
nv memory The portrait you have issued ap-
pears to me to be eTact likeness, representing
perfectly the expression as well as The form anu
features Of the face" And says Senator Cass'
t Is EJe-Hke representation Of the greGt 0T1gtaaL
President Fillmore says, ''the work appears to
me to have been admirably executed and enl-
inen0y worthy of the patronage of the public
Says MarchHnt the eminent portrait painter, ana
the pupil Of Stuart, your print TO my mind Is
more remarkable than any other | have seen,
for presenting the aehoLe individuality of the orr
gual portrait together with the noble and dlg-
nfed repose of air and manner, which all who
ever saw him considered marked characterls-
tic of the illustrious man it commemorate"
For tie great merits Of HtS picture lce ac0Utd re-
fer ereyy LoUer Of Washington to the portrait itseG
to be at tie office Of this Paper and TO the let
ters Of The toloacing Artists, Statesmen, JHrtsts
and Scholars accompanying al.
ARTISTS.-Marchant and Elliott, of New
York; Neagle, Rotherme, and Lambdn, of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, of Boston
Charles Fraser, of Charleston, 5. c.; and TO |
the adopted son of Washington, Hon. Geo W. |
p. Custis, himself an artist. Statesmen.-Hsl |
Excellency hiillard Fillmore, Major Gen. Win
field Scott Hon. George NJ. Dallas, Hon. Will !
liam r. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. Vim. a. Graham,
Hon John p Kennedy, Hon, r. c. Winthrop, |
Ii. d. Jurists.-Hon. Roger Is. Taney, Hon.
John Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus
Choate. Scholars. Charles Folsom, Esq, the
well known Librarian of the Boston Atheneum,
who says, Il would rather own it than any
painted copy have ever seen :" L. p. NhiPple,
Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edward Everett, Ii. d.
Jared Sparks, Ii. D.. William II. Prescott LID,
Washington Irving, Ralph Emerson, Esq,
Prof. I. c. Upham, J. T. Headley, Fiu Green
IIaileck, II. Longfellow, Vim. Gilmore
Simms and from Europe, Lord Talfcurd, 7. B. |
AIacauley, 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,
Il is sold at the price of So per copy.
Published 10y GEORGE w. CHILDS,
n. W. corner of Fifth and Arch streets, Phila.
J. W. HUDSON,
Sole Agent for Western Pennsylvania.
This Portrait can only be obtained from Mr..
Hudson, or from his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the Post
Office Department, by which copies of the Por-
trait can be sent TO any point, per mail, in per
feet order.
Persons by remitting five Dollars to J.
W. Hudson. Pittsburg, Pa, will have a copy of
the Portrait sent them free Of Postage.
pen Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up express
y for these Portraits, furnished at the low price
Of $500 each.