The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-11-26
The only Trme PortRmps or wash.
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s JUST PUBLISHED,
T. B. WEIGHS MAGNIFICENT
| PORTRAIT OF w WASHINGTON.
E.grayed 10y psrmission) from Stuart's
only original portrait, in che Athe.
neum, Boston.
This saberb picture, Engraved under
the supssMtend0nee Of THOM AS Sui
ILY, ESQ, the eminent and highly gifted
artist, is the only correct likeness Of
Washington ever published. Il has been
characterized as ihe greatest work ofari
ever produced in this couHtry. Az to'its
fidelity, we refeF to the letters Of the
adopted son Of Washington, GEORGE
WASHINGTON PARK CUSTIS, who
says, HItis a faithful representation Of
the celebrated oripinal," /" and TO CHIEF
JUSTICE TANEY Of the SIpreme
Court Of the United States, who says,
"As work of art its excellence and
beauty must strike every one who sees
liz; and il is no less happy in its likeness
to the Father Of his cou0iry. IA was my
good fortune 10 have seen him in the days
Of my b,yhood, and bis whole appearance
| is yet strongly impressed on my memory.
| The portrait you have issued appears 10
me TO be an eract Ekeness, representing
perfectly the expression as well as the
form aud features Of the face" And
says SENATOR CASS, t. IS a lite like
n representation Of the great original
PRESIDENT FILLMORE says, "ihe
work appears 10 me TO have been admira-
4 bly executed end eminently woihy Of the
patronage ofthe public" Says MAR
n CHANT the eminent portrait painter,
and the pupil Of Stuart. your printto my
! mind is moreremarkable than any Other
| have seen, for presenting tho sUhols in
dividual;ty oftbs original portrait, to-
Egeihcr with.he noble and dignified repose
J. Of air and manner, which all who evel
, saw him considered marked characteris
!: tic OF the illus,rious man it commemo-
!, Fates.n m
For the great merits Of this picture ul
pouId refer erery loper Of Washington
to tie portrait itself to be seen asshe o6tc'
J Of this paper, and TO the letters of the fo
toping Artists, Statesmea, Jurists ant
Scholars accompanying II.
/ ARTISTS Marchant and Elliott, o
/. New York; Neagle, RolhermeI, ant
\ IT.smbdin, Of Philadelphia; Chester Hard
: ing, OF Dsaion; Charles Fraser, Of Clar-
], lesion, 8. c., and so the adopted son o
Washington, Hon. Geo. w. p. Custis
himself an artist, S'rATESMEN.-H
Excelleucy Millard Fillmore, Major Gen
9 Winfield Scott, Hon George M. Dallas
Hon. William R. King, Hon. DAME
Webster, Hon. Linn Boyd, Hon. Levi
: Cass, Hon. John P. Kenn, dy, Hon. R
I G. Winthrop, LII. D.. JURlSrS.-Hon
7 Roger B. Taney, Hon. John Duer, Hon
7 John Mclean, Hon. Rufus Choate
|. SCHOLARS.--Gharles Folsom, Esq.
the well known Librarian ofihe Boslol
!, A,heneum, who says, 81 would rathe
q own i, than any painted copy l have eve
: seem" E. P. Whipple, Richard Hill
7 dreih, Hon. Edw. Everett, IL. D., Jaret
! Sparks, IL. d., William HI. Presco,
LII. D. Washington Irving, Ralph W
: Emerson, ESQ.,, Prof T. G. Upham, J.
: T. Headley, Fi,z Green Halleck, H. W
Longfellow, VIM. Gilmore Smms; an
FROM EUROPE, Lord Talford, T. B
q Macaw.sy, Sir Archibald Alison, Lor,
!; Mayor OF London, &c. &c. &c. TIL
PRESS, throughout the entire Union
3 have with one voice proclaimed the mel
9 its ofthis superb engraving.
Z, To enable all TO possess this valuabl
treasure, il is sold as the low price Of s.
per copy.
Published by A aJ or
GEORGE w. SHIELDS,
. N. W. cor. Of Fifth and Arch st. Pbila
WILLIAM G. STEEL, Sole Agen
for the States of Ohio and Indians.
p This Portrait can only be obiaine
!, from MR.. STEEL, o. from his duly au
! ihorized agents. aq
.' Arrangements have been made viii
the Post Office Department, by whic
copies Of the Portrait can be sen, TO an
!. point, per mail, in perfect order.
" Or Persons by femitiing FIVE Dol
), LARS 10 VIM. g. STEEL, Cincinnati
! Ohio, will have copy sent 10 them fire
of Postage.
or Magnificent Gilt Frames, got u
= expressly for these Portraits, furnishe