Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1852-11-17
THE ONLY TRUE PoRTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED,
Tn. WEI CHS MA GNIFIeENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

Engraved (by permission) from Stuart,s only
portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.
This superb picture, Engraved under the SUI
perintendence of fTHOMAS SULLY, ESQ., the
eminent and highly gifted artist is the only cor
rect likeness of Washington ever published. 1t
has been characterized MS the greatest work of
art ever produced in this country. As to its
fidelity, we refer to the letters of the adopted
son of Washington, GEORGE WASHINGTON
PARK CUSTIS, who says, sat is faithful re-
presentation of the celebrated original" and to
CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY of the Supreme
Court of the United States, who says, Jas a
work Ofart,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 iu the
days of my boyhood, and his whole appearance
is yet strongly impressed on my memory.
The portrait you have issued appears to me to
be an erdct likeness, representing perfectly the
expression as well as the form and features OF
the face" And says SENATOR CASS, IL is a
tiJe-like representation Of the great original
PRESIDENT FILLMORE says, 1.-THE work APP
pears TO me to have been admirably executed
aud eminentty worthy of the patronage of the
public" Says MARCHAN1' the eminent por-
trait painter and the pupil of Stuart "your
print TO my mind is more remarkable than any
other have seen, for presenting the 'choLe i'll
Idividuality of the original portrait, together
manner, which all who ever saw him consid-
cred a marked Characteristic of the lusrious
man it commentaries"
For The great merits Qf This picture pe Dould
refer epcry toUer of Washington 10 the portrait
ITSELF and 10 The letters Of fhe .foiIoicing artists
Statesmen, Jurists and SchJt1fS accompanying
IL. ---
ARTISTS. - Marchant and Elliott, of New
York; Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambdin, OF
Ibasfnr nf nnEfnn .
Charles Fraser, of Charleston, S. c.; and to the
adopted son of Washington, Hon. Geo. w. p.
Gusts, himself an artist. STATESMEN N-IIis
Excellency Millard Fillmore, Major Gen. Win
field Scott, Hon. George ~ 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. G. Winthrop,
LII JURISTS-Ilon. Roger d. Taney, Hon
John Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus
Choate. SCHOLARS. Charles Folsom Esq,
the well known Librarian of the Boston AthC-
neum, who says, 81 would rather own il than
any painted copy have ever seen :" Il. p.
Whipple, Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edw Everett,
LII d., Jared Sparks, LII d., William II. Pres :
cott LII. d., Washington Irving, Ralph w.
Emerson, Esq, Prof T. c. Uphani, ]. II. Head
ley, Fitz Green IIalleck, II. ". Longfellow,
VIM. Gilmore Simms; and FROM EUROPE,
Lord Taliourd, Il. B. Macauey, 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 50 per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
N. w. corner ofFilth and Arch SITS, Philadelphia.
ID. ID. BYERLY,
Sole Agent for the States of Eastern Pennsy-
vana and Delaware.
This Portrait can only be obtained from MIR.
BIERLY, 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
d. Byery, Philadelphia, will have copy of the
Portrait sent to them free Of postage.
0TM Magnificent Gilt Frames got up express
ly for these Portraits furnished at the low price
of So each.