Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-12-18

This superb picture, engraved under the super
intendence of Thomas Sully, Esq, the eminent
and higaly gifted artist, is the only correct like
ness OF Washington ever published. 1t has been
characterized as the greatest work of art ever pro-
duced in this country. AS to its fidelity, we refer
to the letters of the adopted son of Washington,
George Washington Park Gusts, who says: at
is a faithful representation of the celebrated origi-
ual;'' and to Chief Justice fancy of the Supreme
Court of the United States, who says: "As work
OF art its excellence and beauty must strike every
one who has seen 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 is
sued, appears to be an exact likeness, representing
perfectly the expression as well as the form and
features of the face.o And says Senator Cass,
1T is a life-llke representation of the great origi-
nal.o President Fillmore says: "the work ap-
pears to me to have been admirably executed and
eminently worthy of the patronage of the public
Says Merchant, the eminent portrait painter, and
the pupil of Stuart, syour print to my mind is
presenting the whole individuality of the original
portrait, together with the noble and digniied re-
pose Of air and manner, which all who ever saw
him considered a marked characteristic of the il
~lustrious man it commentaries"
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, Ju-
rists and Scholars accompanying it.
Artits-Merchant and Elliot, of New York;
NeagIe, Rothermel and Lambdin, of Philadelphia;
Chester Harding, of Boston; Charles Frazer, of
Charleston, S. G.; and to the adopted son of Wash
ington, Hon. Geo. w. P. Gusts. himself an artist.
Statesmem-His Excellency Willard Fillmore, Ma
ior General Winfield Scott, Hon. George M. Dali
las, Hon. VIM. r. King, Hon. Daniel Webster,
Hon. Linn Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A.
throp. Ii. D. ~Jurias-Hon. Roger B. fancy,
Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus Choate. Soho
l~ars-Charles Folsom, Esq the well known Ii
brarian of the Boston Atheneum, who says, Il
would rather own it than any printed copy | have
seen:' E. P. Whipple, Richard Hildreth, Hon.
Edward Everett, Ii. D., Jared Sparks, Ii. D.
William H. Prescott, Ii. D., Washington Irving
Ralph w. Emerson, Esq, Professor %. G. Upham
J.T. Headley, Fitz Green Halleck, q. w. Long
fellow, William Gilmore Simms; and from Eu-
rope, Lord LaIfourd, 7. B. Macauley, Sir Archi-
bold Allison, Lord Mayor Of London, &c. The
Press throughout the entire Union, have with one
voice proclaimed the merits of this superb engra-
wing.
TO enable all to possess this valuable treasure,
it is sold at the low price of SIS a copy.
Published by Geo. w. Childs, N. W. corner Of
Fifth and Arch streets, Philadelphia.
J. D.. BYERLY, Sole Agent
for the States of Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana
This portrait can only be obtained from MIR.
Byerly. or from his duly authorized agentsi
Arrangements have been made with the Post
Office Department, by which copies of the Por-
trait can be sent to any point, e rmail, in perfect
order.
H Persons by renting Five Dollars to J. D.
Byerly, New Orleans, will have a copy Of the
Portrait sent to them free Of postage.
~Magniacent Gilt Frames, got up expressly,
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price OF
SIS each.