Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09
TIE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. 3. WELCH',S .MlG.NTFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.


Engraved (by permission) from Stuart's only ORR
ginal portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.
ITENIIlS superb picture, Engraved under the SUI
Il perintendence of Thomas SULLy, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, is the only
rect likeness of Washington ever published. 1t
has been characterised as the greatest work Of
art ever produced in this country. AS to its fl
deIity we refer to the letters of the adopted son
of Washington, GEORGE WAsUINGToN PACK Gus
It's, who says, sit is faithful representation Of
the celebrated original - and to CHEF JusTIcE
TANEY of the Supreme Court Of the United States,
who says, ssAs work Of art It's excellence and
beauty must strike every who sees 1T and 1t
is no less happy in its likeness to the Father OF
bis country. 1t was my good fortune to have seen
him in the days of my boyhood, and his whole ap-
pearaDce is yet strongly impressed on my memory.
The portrait you have issued appears to me TO be
an exact likeness, representing perfectly the eX-
preston as well as the form and features of the
face." And says SENATOR CAss, ii is q Hte-ike
representation Of the great original President
FILLMORE says. s'the work appears to me to hav &c
been admirably executed and eminenhy worthy of
the patronage of the public" Says MARcHANT
the eminent portrait painter, and the pupil of
Stuart, syour print to my mind is more remark
able than any other have seen, for presenting the
achole individuality of the original portrait togeth
er with the noble and dgnifed repose Of air and
manner, which all who ever saw him considered
q n3lhcQ Characteristic OF tQC lluSlrlOuS man 1t
commentaries.
For the great merits of this picture are arould refer
every lorer Of Washington 10 the portrait ITSELF TO be
seen al The office ofhs paper, and 10 the letters Of The
too,ring 4riists Statesmen Jists and Scholars &C
companying 1t.
ARTISTS.-Marcbant and Elliott, of New
York Neagle, RothermeI, and Lambdn, of Pha-
deiphn:;ss;; Chester Harding, of Boston Charles
Fraser, of Charleston, g. e.: and to the adopted
son of Washington, hon. George w P Clctis him
self artist. STATESMEN-His Excellency
MilIard Fillmore, Major General Winfield Scott
Hon George NJ Dallas, Hon William R King Hon
Daniel Webster, Hon Linn Boyd, Hon Lewis
Cass, Hon William Graham Hon John Ken
nedy, Hon 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, II would rather
own it than any painted copy have ever seen;"
E P Whppe, Richard Hildreth, Hon Edward
Everett, LII. d., Jared Sparks, LII. d., William
Prescott IL D., Washington Irving. Ralph
w Emerson, Esq, Prof II G Upham, II Head
ley. Fitz Green Halleck H. w. Longfeow, VIM
Gilmore Simms; and FROM EUROPE, Lord
Talford, T B Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison,
Lord Mayor of London, &c. &c. &c. The Press
throughout the entire Union, have W it'll one voice
proclaimed the merits Of this superb engraving.
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure,
it is sold at the low price of SIS per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHlLDS,
N. w. corner Of Fifth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
A. BURNETT,
Sole Agent for the State of Maryland
Arrangements have been made with the Post
Office Department, by which copies of the Por-
trait can be sent to any point, per maiI in perfect
order.
I7Persons by RENTING FIVE DOLLARS to A.
BURNETT, 140 Baltimore Street, Baltimore,
will have copy Of the Parirat sent to them free
Of Postage.
Is7Alagnifcent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price OF
SIS 90 each.