The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-11-03
JUST PUBLISHED,
A. B. WELcH'S MaGN1FICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

Engraved (by perrDission) from Stuarts 0rfy orr
1einsl portrait, in The AtheDeun, Boston
This superb picture, Engraved under the super
intendence OF THOMAS SULLEY, ESQ.,, The
eminent aud highly gifted artist, is the only cor.
rect likeness Of Washington ever published. II
has been Characterised as The greatest work Of art
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 sayss sit is a faithful represents
lion of the celebrated original" aud to CHIEF
JUSTICE TANEY Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, who says. "Asa work of art its
excellence and beauty must strike every one who
sees il; and il 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 b~oyhpod, and
his whole appearance is yet strongly impressed
on my memory. The portrait you have issued
appears to NE to be an exact likeness, representing
perfectly the expression as well as the form and
features of the face" And says SENATOR
CASS, IL is ijfe.iike representation Of the great
original PRESIDENT FILLMORE says, 1.-THE
work appears to me TO have been admirably exc
cuted and eminently worthy of the patronage Of
the public Says MARCHANT the eminent
portrait painter. and the pupil of Stuart, ''yonr
print to my mind is more remarkable than any
other | have seen, for presenting the whoie indi-
vidualiiy Of The original portrait. together with
the noble and ~digni6ed repose OF air and manner,
which all who ever saw him considered a marked
Characteristic Of the illusTious 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, aud
10 the letters of the following Artists. Statesmen.
Jurists and Scholars accompanying it.
ARTISTS.-Marchant and Elliott, OF New
York; NesgIe, RotherDeI, and Lalnbdin, OF Phil
a~delpbia; Chester Harding, Of Boston; Charles
Fraser, of Charleston, s.. c.; and to the adopted
son of Washington. Hon. Geo. w. z. Gusts,
himself an artist. STATESMEN.-His Excel.
lency Millard FiIlmare, 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 well
known Librarian of the Boston Atheneum. who
says, 81 would rather own it than any painted
copy Il,ave ever seen;"E E, P. Whipple, Richard
Hildreth, Hon. Edward Everett, Ii. D., Jared
sparks. LII. D., William H. Prescott, LII. d.,
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson, Esq,
Prot. T. C. Uphsm, ]. IT. Headiey. Ftz Green
HalIeck, H. w. Longfeilow, VIM. Gilmore
Simms; aud FROM EUROPE, Lord Talfourd,
r. B. MacauIey, Sir Archibald Alison Lord
Mayor of London. &c. SC. sc. THE PRESS,
throughout the entire Union, have with ole voice
proclaimed the merits Of this superb engraving.
TO enable all to possess this valuable treasure,
il is sold at the low price of IS per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHlLDS,
N. w. corner of Fifth and Arch streets Phila.
WILLIAM G. STEEL,
Sole Agent for the States of Ohio and Indiana.