The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-11-17
H ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON
JUST PUBLISHED.
r. B. WEIGHS .MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

Engraved Thy permission) from Stuart's only orr
ginal portrait. in the Atheneuni, Boston.
This superb picture. Engraved under the super
intendence Of THOMAS SULLEY, ESQ.,, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, is the only cor.
rect likeness OF Washington ever published. II
has been Characterised as the greatest work OF arl
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, sit is a faithful representa-.
ton of the celebrated original and to CHIEF
JUSTICE TANEY of the Supreme Court of the
United States, who says. "As a work Of art its
excellence and beauty must strike every one who
secs 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
On my memory. The portrait you have Issued
appears to HE to be an enact likeness, representing
perfectly the expression as we'll as the form and
features of the face" And says SENATOR
CASS, it is a lfe.hke representation Of the great
original PRESIDENT FILLMORE says. ''the
work appears to me to have been admirably exc
cuted and eminentiy worthy Of the patronage of
the public Says MARCHANT the eminent
portrait painter, and the pupil Of Stuart, 'your
print to my mind 10 more remarkable than any
other | have seen. for presenting the tDhOle indi-
viduality of the original portrait, together with
the noble and dignified repose Of air and manner,
which all who ever saw him considered a marked
Characteristic Of the illustrious man it commemo.
rates"
For the great merits of this picture we would
refer every lover of Washington to the portrait
itself. to be- seen at the office of this paper, and
to the letters of the following Artists. Statesmen.
Jurists and Scholars accompanying it.
ARTISTS.-Marchant and Elliott, Of New
York; Neagle. Rothermel. and Lambdin, of Phil
a~delphia; Chester Harding, of Boston; Charles
Fraser, of Charleston, s. c.; and to the adopted
son of Washington. Hon. Geo. w. P. Gusts,
himself an artist. STATESMEN.-His Excel.
lency Willard Fillmore, Major Gen. Winfield
Scott. Hon. George M. Dallas, Hon. William R.
King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn Boyd,
Hon. Lewis Cass. Hon.. VIM. A. Graham. Hon.
John P. Kennedy. Hon R.. c Winthrop. LII. D.
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 Atheneum, who
says, 81 would rather own it than any painted
copy I have ever seen;'' E, P. Whipple, Richard
Hiidreth, Hon. Edward Everett, Ill. D., Jared
Sparks, LII. D., William H. Prescott, LII. d.,
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson, Esq
Prof. T. C. Upham. J. T. Headley, Fitz Green
Halleck, H. w. Longfellow, VIM. Gilmore
Simms; and FROM EUROPE. Lord 1altGurd,
r. B. Macauley, Sir Archibald Arson on Lold
Mayor of London. &c &C. &c. The PRESS,
throughout tho e"nre Union, nave win one voice
proc,eimed the merits of this superb engraving.
! To enable all to possess this valuable treasure,
it is sold at the low price of IS per copy.
Published by GEORGE W. CHlLDS,
N. w. corner of Fifth and Arch streets Phlla.
WILLIAM G. STEEL,
Sole Agent for the States of Ohio and Indiana.
This Portrait can only be obtained from MN.
STEEL 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.
~ Persons by renting FIVE DoLLARs to
WIN. G. STEEL, Cincinnati, Ohio, will have a
copy of the Portrait sent to them free Of Postage
lu- Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished a, the low price o.
As 90 each,