St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1852-12-09
R0NLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF
WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. B. WEIGHS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHING.
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Engraved (by peTmissionl from Stuart's only
original portrait. in the Atheneum, Boston.
This superb picture, Engraved under the
superintendent of Thomas Sully, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, is the only
correct likeness Of Washington ever published,
Il has been characterised a. 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
Gusts, who says. /" il is a faithful representa-
ton of the celebrated original" and to Chief
Justice fancy of the Supreme Court of the
United States, who says, a." AS work OF art il
excellence and beauty must strike every on
who sees il and il is no less happy in its like
ness to the Father of his country. II was my
good fortune to have seen him in the days Of
my boyhood, and his whole appearance is yet
strongly impressed on my memo.y. The poT-
trait You have issued appears to me to be an
srGct likeness, representing perfectly the ex-
preston as well as the form and features of
the face" And says Senator Cas-, il is a life
like representation of the great original. Presi-
dent Fillmore says, the work appears to me
to have been admirably executed and eminen ts
~ worthy OF the patronage of the public" Say
Marchant the eminent portrait painter. and the
pupil OF Stuart. your print 70 my mind is
more remarkable than any other I have seen,
for presenting the whole individuality of the
original portrait, together Win the nOOie ana
dignited rrpose OF air and manner, which all
who ever saw him considered a marked charac-
teTistic OF the illnstrious man il commentaries.
For the great merits OF this picture we would
Yeter every lover Of Washington 10 the portrait
itself, to be seen at the Office OF this paper, and
to the letters Of the following Artists, States.
men. Jnrists and Scholars accompanying il.
ARTISrS.-Marchant and Elliott, Of New
York; Neagie, Rothermel and Lamblin, of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, of Boston !;
Charles Fraser, OF Charleston. s. G.; and 10 the
adopted son Of w asllington, Hon. G. w. p. Gus
It's, himself an artist. Statesmen.-His Excel
Iency Willard Fillmore, Major Gen. Winfield
Scott, Hon. George VI. Dallas, Hon. William
r. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Csss, Hon. VIM. A Graham,
Hon. John p. Kennedy, Hon. r. C. Winthrop,
LID, 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 Athene-
YIN, who says, al would rather own it than
pie. Richard HIIdreth, Hon Edward Everett,
LID, Jared Sparks. LID, William II. Pres
colt. LID, Washington Irving. Ralph w.
Emerson. Esq, Prof I C UphaIn. r Head
", Fitz Green Halleck. II w Longfellow,
WHAGilmore Simms; and from Europe, Lord
TsS hrd, I B Macauly, Sir Archibald Alison,
Il Mayor of London. &c &c &c. The pre- s.
the entire union have with one
lined the merits of this superb en-
all to possess this valuable trea L.
at the low price of IS per eory,
ed by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
pr Filth and Arch streets, Phila-
"A. BURNETT.
for the State OF Maryland.
have been made with the
Ftment, by which copies Of the
bent to any point, per mail, in
D6,itting Five Dollars TO A.
re Street, Baltimore, will
trait sent to them free
e, furnished at the low
e issued,
FlCENT PORTRAIT OF
A L. d ACK SO ".
B WeIeh, Esq, after the origi-
PAINTED by 7 Sully, Esq.
4 will be match for the wash
in every respect IS well got up.
Fr copy. Address a. above.