Washington telegraph., 1852-11-24
The only True Portrait of Washington.
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. H. Welch's Magnificent
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

Engrared (by pe,missiom) from Stuart's
only oraginak portrait, IN the
Atheneataa, Boston,
THIS superb picture. Engraved under the sup
Il erintendence of THoMAs SULLy, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, is the only cor
rect likeness of Washington ever published.
1t has been characterised as the greatest work OF
art even produced in this country AS to its fiiel-
ty, we refer to the letters OF the adopted son OF
Washington. GEORGE WAsHNGToN PARK CUsrIs,
who says, lit is faithful representation of the
celebrated original" and to Chief Justice Taney
of the Supreme Court Of the United States who
says, 'As work of art its excellence and beauty
must strike every 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 in the
days of my boyhood and his whole appearance is
yet strongly impressed my memory. The
portrait you have issued appears to me to be an
eract likeness representing perfectly the expression
as well as the fern and features of the facen-
And says Senator CAss, 1t is Efe-lte representa-
tion of the great original President FILLMORE
mirably executed and eminently worthy of the pat
ronage of the public" Says MARCHANT the emf
nent portrait painter and che pupil of Stuart
"your print to my mind is mare remarkable than
any other have seen, for presenting the whole
individuality of the ginal portrait together with
the noble and dignified repose o. air and manner,
which all whoever saw him considered marked
characteristic. of the illustrious man it commem-
orates."
For the great merits of this picture we would
refer every lover of Washington to the portrait
itself, to be at the office of this paper, and to
the letters of the following Artists, Statesmen,
Jurists and Scholars accompanying it.
Artists.-Marchanta and Elliott of New York;
Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambdin. Of Philadelphia:
H. 6
Charleston S c.; and to the adopted son of wash
ingtor. Hon. Geo. w. P. Custis, himself an artist
StateS1neM.-His Excelleucy Millard Fill
more, Major Gen Winfield Scott, Hon George W.
Dallas, Hon. William r. King, Hon DanielWe
ster, Hon. Linn Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon.
Wm A. Graham Hon. John. P. Kennedy, Hon
X. Z. Winthrop, LII. d.
Jurists.-Hon. Roger B. Taney, Hon John
Duer, Hon. john Mclean Hon. Rufus Choate.
SchOlars.-Charles Fulsom, ESQ.,, the well
known Librarian of the Boston Atheneum. who
says, 4 would rather own it than any painted
copy have ever seenn e. P Whipp!e Richard
Hildreth, Hon. Edw. Everett. LII. D., Jared
Sparks, LII. d. William II. Prescott LIZ D..
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson. Esq,
Prot: 7. c. Upham J. L. Headley, Fitz Green
Halleck, H. w. Longfellow, VIM Gilmore Simms;
and FROM EUROPE. Lord Taliord. T. 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 So per copy
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS.
N. ". corner of Fifth and .Arch 81, eet Phla
j. d. BYERLY,
Sole Agent for The States of Florida Arkansas and
Louisiana.
This Portrait can only be obtained from Mr.
ByERLY, 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 perfect
order.
d. BYERLY, New Orleans, will have a copy of
the Portrait sent to them free of Postage
Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price OF
S5 90 each.