Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-11-25
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. b. WEIGHS MA
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

Engraved Thy permssion from Stuarts only original por
~ trait, in the Atheneum, Boston,
This superb picture, engraved under the supe nd
ence of THOMAS SULLY Esq, the eminent and highly
gifted artist is the only likeness
published. 1t has been characterised the greatest
work of art produced in this country As to Its fl
deity, refer to the letters of the opted of Wash
ngton, George Washington Park Custis who SAYS, II
Is faithful representation Of the celebrated original"
and Chief Justice fancy of the Supreme Court of the
United States, who says las work Of art its excellence
and beauty must strike every one who il and it is
less happy in its likeness to the Father of his country
1t my good fortune to have him in the days of
my boyhood and his whole appearance is yet strongly
impressed my memory. The portrait you have issued
appears be epIet likeness representing per-
fectlv the expression well the form features of
the :acen And says Senator Cass " 1t life-ke rep-
resentation OF the great orginal President Fillmore
The work appears TO me to have been admir- ably
executed and eminenty worthy o. the patronage of the
public" Says Marchant, the eminent portrait painter
and the pupil of Stuart, your print my mi
remarkable than any other have seen, for presenting
the irhole individuality of the original portrait together
with the noble and dignifed repose Of air and manner
which all who saw him considered marked char
acteristic of the illustrous man 1t commentaries"
For the great merits of this picture would refer
cry lover of Washington to the portrait ITSELF to be
office of this paper and to the letters Of the follow
ing Artists, Statesmen, Juriss and Scholars accompany
ing it.
ARr1srs-Marchant and Elliott of New York Nea-
gle Rothermel and Lambdin of Philadelphia; Chester
Harding of Boston Charles Fraser of Charleston s. c..
and the adopted of Washington Hon. Geo. W. p
Gusts, himself artist. SrATEsMEN.-IIis Excellency
Willard Fillmore, Major Gen. Winfield Scott, Hons
NJ. Dallas, William r. King, Daniel Webster Linn Boyd
Lewis Cass, VIM A. Graham, John T. Kennedy, X. g.
Winthrop, LII. ID. JURIsTs.-Hons. Roger fancy
John Duer, John Mclean, Rufus Choate. SCHOLARS
Charles Folsom. Esq, the well known Librarian of the
Boston Atheneum, who says, Il would rather own i.
than any painted copy have ever y E. p. Whip
pie Richard Hdreth, Hon. Edwar Everett, Ill. d. ia
red Sparks Ii ID, William II Prescott LII ID, Washing
ton Irving, Ralph w Emerson ESQ., Prof T Upham, j.
T Headley, Fitz Green Halleck, IL Longfellow, VIM
Gilmore Simms and from Europe, Lord Talfourd, L
Macauley Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor of London,
&C. &c, The PREss, throughout the entire Union.
proclaimed the merits of this superb
engraving.
To enable all possess this valuable treasure
sold at the low price of IS per copy.
Published by GEORGE CTILDS,
w corner of Fifth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia
ADDISON BANCROFT,
Sole Agent for the New England States.
This Portrait only be obtained from Mr. Bancroft
or from his duly authorised agents.
Arrangements have been made with the Post Office
Department. by which copies of the Portrait be
any point, per mall in perfect order
II Persons by RENTING s. to ADDISON BAN
CROFT, 81 Washington Street, Boston, will have copy
of the Portrait sent to them free If postage.
II Magnificent Gilt Frames got up expressly for these
Portraits, furnished at the low price Of s. each.