Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-11-06
The only Tue Portrait of Washington.
JUST PUBLISHED,
r. b. WEIGHS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON,


PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON,
Engraved (by permission) from Sluarl's only
original portrait, in The Alhenenm, Boston.
THIS superb picture, engraved under the superntend
ence OF THOMAS SILLY Esq, the eminent and
gton published 1t has been characterised the
greatest work Of art produced in this country As to
MS hdehty we refer T. The letters nl the adopted son Of
It's WIN says, ''it is faithful representation o the cell
ehratcd original, - and tn CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY Of
the Supreme Court uf the United States who says, As
work Of art its excellence and beauty must strike every
wha and Is NJ less happy m ITS likeness to
the Father cf his country 1t was my god fortune To
have him in the days of my byhuod and is whole
appearance is yet strongly Impressed on my memory
The portrait ynu have issued appears to 10 be
likeness representing perfectly the expression as well
the + ~ m and features the incen Aud says SENATOR
CASS il is lfcke representation oi the great original
PRESIDENT FILLMORE says '.the work appears to
me to have been adnnby executed and cninently wer.
thy of the patronage Of the public Says MARCHANT
the eminent p'rtmt painter, and the pupil OF Stuart,
your PRINT my mind is more remarkable than nly other
have seen for presenting the whole individuality Of the
original portrait, together with the noble and dgn6ed
p Sc OF air and aner which NIL who him
sidered marked characteristic Of the ilusrious it
cummemorptes."
~ lver OF Washington IN the portrait ITSELF 10 he
the office of thus paper, and tn the letters of the following
Artists Statesmen Jursis and Sch Lars accompanying il
| ARTISTS-Marchanta and Elliot, OF New York; Nea.
| gle Rothermel, and IambGn Of Philadelphia Chester
Harding of Boston Charles Frnser oi Charleston, =
and the adp opted nf Washington, Hon teoTge w
p Custis himself an artist. STATESMEN, Excel
lency Nillard Fillmore Major Gen, Winfield Scott Hon
| George NJ pahs Hon. William X. King, Hon. Danie
| Webster, Hon linn Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass Hon VIM
A. Graham Hon. John u. Kennedy Hon Il. c. Winthrop
| III. ID. JURISTS-IIon. Roger b Taney, Hon. join
Dner Hon John Mclean, Hon. Rufus Choate. SCHOI.
! ARS-Charcs Folsom, Esq. the well known Librarian
of the Boston Aheneum, who says, ~ would rather own
it than any painted copy have ever seen;" T. Whip
plc Richard Hdreh, Hon. Edw. Everett, LIZ. D., Jares
Sparks LII. d., William ii Prescott, III. d., Washington
| Irving Ralph w Emerson Esq, Prof T. c. upham, J
II IIeadlev, Fitz Green Haleck, II. w, lmgfelnw VIM
| Gilmore Silnms and FROM EUROPE, Lord Taliourd
| r. B. Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor o
| Jondon &c. &c. &c. THE PRESS throughout the en-
tire Unon have with voice proclaimed the merits O
this superb engraving.
TO enable oil To ~ this valuable treasure, il is sol
| at the low price of IS per copy.
N w corner Of Fifth and Arch streets, Philadelphia.
| d. ID. BHERLY,
Sole agent for the Stnies Of Eastern Pennsylvania MI
Delaware.
This Portrait can only be obtained from MIX BY Elk
| I.Y or fr ,n his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the Post Once Dt
partmen by which copies of the Portrait can be sent
any point per mail, m perfect order. -
to Persons by RENTING FIVE DOLLARS to d. D. bi
ERIY, Philadelphia, will have copy OF the forira SCI
10 them free Of Postage. :
~ Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressly h
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