Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-12-16
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF
WASHINGTON.
Just Published,
T. b. WeieRs Magnificent
Portrait Of Washington.

r. B. Weich's Magnificent
Portrait Of Washing ton
Engraved (by permission from Stuart's on.
| ly original portrait, in the Atheneum Boston
This superb picture, Engraved under
the superintendent of Thomas Suily
Esq, the eminent and highly gifted ar.
tis,, is the only correct likeness of Wash.
ingion ever published. |. has been
characterised as the greatest work of arr
!! ever produced in this country. As,o its
fidelity, we refer 10 the letters Of the a.
dopted son Of Washington, George
Washington Park Gusts, who says,
all is faithful representation of the Gel.
ebrated original and to Chief Justice
fanny Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, who SAYS, GAS work oil
art its excellence aud beauty must strike
every one who sees il: and i, is no less
happy in its likeness to the Father OF
his country. 1t was my good fortune to
have seen him in the days of my oyhood,
and his whole appearance is yet strongly
impressed on my memory. The portrait
you have issued appears to me to be an
eracf likeness, representing perfectly tie
expression as well as the form and fea.
lures of the face And says Senator
Cass, ii IS a ife-kke representation of
the great original. President Fillmore
says, "the work appears to me to have
been admirably executed and eminenfly
worthy of the patronage of the public
Says Narchant the eminent portrait
painter, and the pupil Of Stuart, "your
print TO my mind is more remarkable
than any other have seen, for present
ing the tChoie individuality of the original
portrait, together with the noble and dig.
nified repose of air and manner, which
all who ever saw him considered mark
ed characteristic of the illusrious man it
commentaries.
For the great merits Of this picture
,ce would refer euery loUer of flashing
ton to the portrait Itself, TO be seen a.
the office ofthis paper, and 10 The letters
/ Of the following Artists, Statesman,
Jurists and Scholars accompanying
ii. . ....-
Marchant aud Elliott,
of New York; Neagle, Ro,hermel, and
Lambdin, of Philadelphia; Chester Hard
ing, of Boston; Charles Fraser, of
Charleston, s. c.; and TO the adopted
son of Washington, Hon. Geo. w. p.
Curtis, himself an artist. STATES.
MEN.-His Excel!ency Willard Fill.
more. Major Gen. Winfield Scott, Hon.
George Nj. Dallas, Hon. William r..
King. Hon. Daniel Webster. Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A..
Graham, Hon. John p. Kennedy, Hon.
X. G. Winthrop, LII. ID. JURISTS.
Hon Roger b. fancy, Hon. John
Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus
Choate. sCHOLARS.-Charles Fol-
som, Esq, the we'll known Librarian of
the Boston Atheneum, who says. Il
would rather own it than any painted
copy | have ever seem E. p. Whipple,
Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edw. Everett,
IL. d., William Ii. Prescott, LII, d.,
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson,
Esq.,. Prof, II. c. Upham, ]. Z. Head
ley, Fi'z Green Halleck, Ii. w. Long
fellow, VIM. Gilmore Simms; and
FROM EUROPE, Lord Talfourd, 4.
B. Macauley, 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 of Fifth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
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.
u Persons by RENTING FIVE Dol.
LARS to GEO. w. CHLIDS. will have
copy of the Portrait sent to them free
of Postage.
Magnificent Gil. Frames, got up
expressly for these Portraits. furnished
al the low price of So 90 each.