Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-11-11

PORTRAIT or WASHINGTON.
Engraved (by permiSsion) from Stuart's on
iy original portrait, in the Athenum, Bos-
ton.
This superb picture, Engraved under the
of Thomas ISully, ESQ, the
eminent snd highly gifted artist is the ONLY
correct likeness of Washington ever publish
ed. 1t has been characterised as the great
est work of art ever produced in this county.
AS to Its hdelltv, we refer 10 The letters of
the adopted son of Washington, George
" ashlngton Park Gusts, who says, "it is a
faithful representation Of the celebrated orig
inal," and to chief Justice fancy of the Su-
Preme Court of the United States. who says,
" As work Of art 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. 1t was my good fortune To
have seen him in the days of my boYhoud
and his whole appearance is yet strongly i'm
pressed on my memory. The portrait you
have issued appears to me to be an eract
likeness, representing perfectly the express
sion as we'll as the form and features of the
face" And says Senator Cass, IL IS life
like representation. Of the great original -
President Fillmore saws, the work appears
TO me to have been admirably executed and
enllnenHy worthy Ofthe patronage ofthe pub
lie Says Marchant the eminent portrait
painter, and the publ of Stuart, "your print
to my mind is more remarkable than any
other have seen, for presenting the ach0ie
individuality OF the original portrait, together
with the noble and dig ni6ed repose of air
and manner, which all who ever saw him
considered a marked characteristic of the H.
lustrious man it commentaries"
For the great dtmerits of thiS picture ne acould
refer erery loUer Of Washington to the p0r
trait ITSELF TO be seen al The office of thjs pa
per, and to the letters OfHe foH0lciRg Artists,
Statesmen, JuriStS and Scholars accompany
ing 1t.
Artists-Marchant and Elliot, Of New
York Neagle, Rothermel, and Lanbdin; of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, OF Boston
Charles Fraser. Of Charleston, S. c.; and TO
the adopted son of Washington, Hon. Geo.
w. p. Custis, himself an artist. Statesmen.
His Excellency Millard Fillmore, Major
Gen. Winfield Scott. Hon. George M. Dal-
las, Hon William R. King, Hon. Daniel
Webster, Hon Lynn Boyd, Hon. Lewis
Cass, Hon. VIM A. Graham, Hon. John 2.
Kennedy, Hon. r. G.. Winthrop, LII. D.
Jurists Roger B. Tuney, Hon. John
Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus Choate
Scholars.-Charles Folsom, Esq, the we'll
known Librarian Of the Boston Aniheneum,
who says, d" would rather OWL it than any
painted copy have ever seen;" E. P. Whip
pie, Richard Hlldreth, Hon. Eow. Everett,
LII. D.; Jared Sparks, LII d., William H.
Prescott, LII. d.. Washington Irving, Ralph
w. Emerson, Esq, Prof. T. G. Upham. ].
T. Headley. Fitz Green Halleck, II. w.
Longfellow VIM. Gilmore Simms; and from
Europe, Lord 'Talfourd, T. b. Macanley, Sir
Alison, Lord Mayor Of London,
&C. &c. &C. The Press, throughout the en-
tire Union, have with one voice proclaimed
the merits of this superb engraving.
To enable Ito possess this valuable treas
ure, it is sold at the low price Of S5 per copy.
Published by GEORGE W. CHILDS.
n. w. corner Of Fifth & Arch sts., Phil'a.
d. D. BYERLY,
Sole Agent for the States Of Eastern Penn
sylvania and Delaware
This Portrait can only be obtained from
Mr.. Byerly, or from his duly authorized a.
gents.
Arrangements have been made with the
Post Office Department, by which copies OF
the Portrait can be sent to any point. per
mail, in periec: order.
UP Persons by remitting Five Dollars to
D. D. Byerly, Philadelphia, will have copy
Of the Portrait sent to them free Of Postage.
IL Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up ex-
pressly for these Portraits, furnished at the
low price of $500 each