The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-12-31
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! r p. WELCH'S MA GNIFYcENTg
PORTRAIT OF W WASHINGTON,
Engraved (by permissop) from Sluarl's
only original portrait, in the Athe-
nenm' bosiop r.osA slil .s sssia 4
This suberb picture, Engraved under
the superiutendence OF TlIOMAS,SUL-
LY, ESQ, the. eminent and highly gifted
artist, is the only correct likeness OF
Washington ever published. Ithas been
characterised as the greatest work of art
ever produced in this country. As,io ts
fidelity, we re Ter TO The letters of the
adopted son Of Washington, GEORGE
WASHINGTON PARK CUSTIs, who
says, at is a faithful representation Of
the celebrated original and TO CHIEF
JUSTICE TANEY Of the Srpreme
Court of the Uniied States, who says,
Gas work Of art its excellence and
beauty must strike every one who sees
il; and i is no less happy in its likeness
TO the Father Of his conniry. Ii was my
good fortune 10 have seen him in The days
Of my boyhood, and his whole appearance
is yet strongly impressed on my memory.
The portrait you have issued appears 10
me to be m exact licences, representing
perfectly the expression as well as the
form and features of the face.'' And
says SENATOR CASS, it is a Ute like
representation Of the great original.
PRESIDENT FILLMORE says, slhe
work appears TO me to have been admira-
bly, executed End eminently woihy Of the
patronage ofthe public" Says MAR
CHANT the eminent portrait painter.
and the pupil Of Stuart, "your print to my
mind is more remarkable Than any other
| have seen, for presenting The tohole in
dividualiiy oftbe original portrait, To-
gelher wiihthe noble and digniied repose
of air and manner, which all who ever
saw him considered marked ,charucieris.
tic of The illuslrious man i eommemo-
rates."
For the great merits of this picture ue
would refer erery louer Of Washington
to the portrait isself, to be seen at the office
ofthis paper, and TO the letters of the foil
fowing Artists, Statesmen, Jwists and
Scholars accompanying IT,. ,.@o
ARTISTS.-Marchant and Elliott, Of
New York; Neaele,, ,RothermeI, and
L.mbdin, Of Philadelphia; Chester Hard.
ing, Of Boston; Charles Fraser, Of Car
lesion, s. O.. and to The adopted son of
Washington, Hon. Geo. W. P, Gusts,
himself an artist, STATESMEN His
Excellensy Mjllard Fillmore, Major Gen
Winfield Scott, Hon George Nj. D,llas,
Hon. William R. King, Hon. Daniel
Webster, Hor. Linn Boyd, Hon. Lewis
Cass, Hon; John P. Kennedy, Hon. R.
Q. Winthrop, IL. d., JURTSTS. Hon.
Roger B, Taney Hon. John Duer, Hon.
John Mclean, H,n. Rufus Cboate.
SCHOLARS --Charles Folsom, Esq,
the well known Librarian of the, Boston
Aiheneum, who says, ~ would rather
own i than any painted copy have ever
seem" =. P. Whipple, r chard Hii-
dreib, Hon. Edw.. Everett, Ill. D., Jared
Sparks, IL, D., William H. Prescott,
LII. D. Washington Irving, Ralph w.
Emerson, Esq, Prof. T. G. Upham, J. |
It. Headley, Fi'z Green HalIeck, II. w.
Longfellow, VIM. Gilmore Simms; and
FROM EUROPE, Lord Talford, sT. B |
Macawley, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord
Mayor Of London, &c. &c. &c. TIE
PRESS, throughout the entire Union,
have with one voice proclaimed the mer-
its Of this superb eng 'aving.
To enable all TO possess this valuable
treasure, il is sold q. the low price Of IS
per copy. t4 ~
Published BY 6s
GEORGE w. SHIELDS,
N. w. col. Of Fifth and Arch st. Pbila.
WILLIAM G.. STEEL, Sole Agent
for the States Of Ohio and Indians.
This Portrait can; only be obtained
from MR.. STEEL, o. from his duly au-
agents.
8 Arrangements have been made with
the Post Office Department, by which
copies Of the Portrait can be sent to any
point, per mail, in perfect order.
6T Persons by renting FIVE Dor
LARS 10 VIM. O.. STEEL, Cincinnati,
Ohio, will have copy sent to them free
IF Postage. l.'., ,,,s,....s......,a
~ Magnificent Gill, Frames, got upE
expressly for these Portraits, furnished
at the low price os $500 each. @
JUST ISSUED,
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