The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-12-29
THE ONLY rnUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON
JUST PUBLISHED,
n lB. IVELCH'S lL3GN[FfCE.N'T Tg
PORTRAIT OF WASIllNGTOMh

Engraved (hy permssio',) from Stuart's 0niy orr
| einal portrait in the Atheneum, Bos,nu
This superb picture. Engraved under the super
intendence of THOMAS SULLEY, EsQ., ths
eminent aud highly gifted artist, is the Only cor:
rect likeness OF Washington ever published II
has been characterised as the greatest work of arr
ever produced III tins country. As to ITS hdeIity.
we refer 10 the letters of the adopted son Vi
Washington, GEORGE WASHINGTON PARK
CUSTIS, who says. "it is fdthfui representa-.
tiuu of The celebrated original" aud TO CHIEF
JUSTICE fancy of the Supreme Court "f the
United States, who says, "Asa work of art Its
excellence aud beauty must strike every one who
secs H. aud it is no less happy in its likeness to the
Father OF his country. II was my gno! fortune
to have seen him in the days OF my boyhood, and
his whole appearance Is yet strongly Impressed
On my memory. The portrait y"u have Issued
appears to NE to be erGct Likeness, representing
perfectly the expression as well as the form and
features of the fare'' Aud says SENATOR
CASS, it is Hfe.iks representation IF the great
Ori.inai PRESIDENT FILLMORE saws, 1.-The
work appears to me to have been admirably exc
cuted AMI emineniiy worthy OF the palI onace of
the public (" Says MARCHANT the eminent
portrait painter, aud the pupil of Siuait, your
print to my mind is more remarkable than any
other have seen, Tor presenting the Whole midi
the noble and dlgnitied repose OF air aud manner,
which all who ever saw Kim considered marked
characteristic Of the illustrious man it commeno
rates -
For the great meri's Of this picture we would
refer every lover OF Washington to the portrait
itself to be seen at the ottte Ut this paper, aud
to the letters of the following Artists Statesmen.
Jutists and Scholars accompanying 1t. - u. =.
ARTISTS - Marchant and Elliott, of New
York: Nesrie, Ruthermel, aud I.ambdin, of Phil
adelpbi; Chester Harding, of Boston; Charles
Fraser, of Charleston, S. c.; and to the adopted
son Of Washington Hon. Geo. w. r.. CuslIs,
himself an artist. SrATESMEN.-His Excel
lency Millard Fillmore, Major Gen. Winfield
Scott, Hon George M Dallas, Hon. William K.
Kue, Hon. daniel Webster, Hon Linn Boyd,
Hon Lewis Cass. Hon. Wm. A. Graham, H"n.
John p. Kennedy, Hon r G Winthrop. Lii. d.
JURISTS. Hon Roger Taney, Hon john
Duer, Hon john Mclean, Hon Rufus Choate.
SCHOLARS-C Charles f'olsom, Esq, the well
known Librarian of the Boston Atheneum, who
saws, 81 would rather own il than any painted
COPY I have ever seem" F. P, Whipple. Richard
Hildre,h, Hon Edward Everett, Ill. ID Jared
Sparks, Ii, D., William II Prescott, LL. d.,
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson, Esq,
Prof T. c. Upharn, ). T.. Headley, Fnz Green
Haleck, H. W. Longfellnw, Wm. Gilmore
Simms; and FROM EUROPE, LoId lallourd,
7. B. Macauiey, Sir Archibald Alison Lord
Mayor of London. SC. &c. Sc. THE pfESS,
throughout the entire Union. have with ohe voice
proclaimed the merits of lhls superb engraving
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure,
il is sold at the low price Of IS per copy ...,..
.-' Published by GEORGE ". CHlLDs.
N. w. corner of Fifth aud Arch streets Phlla.
tH WILLIAM G. STEEL,
Sole Agent for the States OF Ohio ana Indiana
This Portrait can only be obtained from MIX
STEEL or from his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the Post
Office Department, by which copies of the P"r-
trait can be sent to any point, per mli' IN periect
order. .r trraf u ~ 80 %
Nrt- Persons hy renting FIVE DOLLARS to
VIM G. STEEL, Cincinnati. Ohio, VIII have a
COPY of the Portrait sent to them TREE Of Postage
ffs- Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished AT the low price OF
IS 90 each. ..4. ...l j. f... ID. ..., ..-.#.