Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1852-11-10
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED,
q y, WEIGHS MA 0NfFfoENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
raAr OF WASHINGTON.
Engraved (by permission) from Stuaft,s only
portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.

Engraved (by permission) from Stuaft,s ealg
portrait, i'll the Atheneum, Boston.
! This superb picture, Engraved under the SUI
perintendence ofTHOMAS SULLY, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist is the only cor
rect likeness of Washington ever published Ii
has been characterized MS the greatest work of
art ever produced in this country. As to its
fidelity, we refer to the letters of the adopted
son nt Washington, GEORGE WASHINGTON
PARK CUS1IS, who says '1t is faithful re-
presentation of the celebrated original" and to
CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY of the Supreme
Court OF the United States who says, "As n
work ofart,its excellence and beauty must strike
every one who sees it: and il is no less happy
in its likeness TO the Father of his country. It
was my good fortune to have seen him in the
days OF my boyhoud, and his whole appearance
IS yet strongly impressed on my memory
The portrait you have issued appears to me TO
be an eract likeness representing perfectly the
expression as well rs the form and features of
the face" And says SENATOR CASS, IL is q
tJestike representation Of the great original.
PRESIDENT FILLMORE SAYS, sfhe work ap-
pears TO me to have been admirably executed
and eRiinently worthy of the patronage of the
public" Says MARCHANT, the eminent por-
trait painter, and the pupil of Stuart, "your
print 10 my mind is more remarkable than any
other have seen, for presenting the lchole in
dividualily of the original portrait together
manner, which all who ever saw him consid-
cred marked characteristic of the illusrious
man it commentaries.
For the great merits Of this picture ue tcould
refer eucry tocer Of Washington TO the portrait
itself and 10 The letters ofthe follo,cing Artists,
Statesmen, JHrists and Scholars accompanying
ii.
ARTISTS. Marchant and Elliott, of New
York; Neagle, Rothermel, and Lamhdin, of
PhtIoIplpbia IJnr ,T
Charles Fraser, of Charleston, S. c.; and to the
adopted son of Washington, Hon. Geo w. p
Gusis, himself an artist. STATESMEN.-H
EXcelency Mllard Fillmore, Major Gen. Win
field Scott, Hon. George NJ. Dallas Hon. Viii !
liam II. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon Linn
Bovd, Hon Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A. Graham,
Hon. John p. Kennedy, Hon. r. c. Winthrop,
LII. d. JURISTS--Hon. Roger B. Taney, Hon
John Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus
Choate. SCHOLARS. Charles Folsom, Esq
the well known Librarian of the Boston Athc-
neum, who says, 81 would rather own it than
any painted copy | have ever seen :" l. p |
Whipple, Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edw. Everett,
LII. d., Jared Sparks, LII. d., William IT, Pres
eott, Ii. D., Washington Irving, Ralph w. !
Emerson, Esq, Prof T. G. Upham J. r. Head. /
ley, Fitz Green Halleck, II. w. Longfpllow, !
VIM. Gilmere Simms; and FROM EUROPE, ]
Lord Taliourd, T. b. Macaulry, Sir Archibald
Alison, Lord Mayor of London, &c. &c. &c.
THE PRESS, throughout the entire Union, have |
with one voice proclaimed the merits of this J
superb engraving.
10 enable all to possess this valuable treasure,
t is sold at the low price of s. per copy
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
\. w. corner ofFifth and Arch SITS, Philadelphia
d. d. BYERLY,
Sole Agent for the States of Eastern Penngyl-
Vania and Delaware
This Portrait can only be obtained from MR..
3IERLY, or from his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the Post
Office Department, by which copies of the Por-
rait can be sent to any point per mail, in per-
ect order. t-'.a-a...-..-...
D. Byerly, Philadelphia, will have copy ofthe
Portrait sent to them free Of postage.
o." Magnificent Gilt Frames got up express
Y for these Portraits, furnished at the low price
If S5 each,