St. Mary's beacon., 1852-11-25
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF
WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED.
T. B. WEIGHS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHING.
TON

Engraved (by permission) from Quarts only
original portrait. in the Atheneum, Boston.
This superb picture, Engraved under the
superintendent Of Thomas Sully, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, is the only
correct likeness OF Washington ever published.
IL has been Characterised as the greatest work
Of art ever produced in this country. As to its
fidelity, we refer TO the letters of the adopted
son OF Washington, George Washington Park
Custis, who says. &c II is a faithful representa-.
ton Of the celebrated original" and 20 Chief
Justice fancy Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, who says, b" AS work OF art its
excellence and beauty must strike every one
who sees it; and il is no less happy In it, LIKE.
ness to the Father Of his country. IT was my
good fortune TO have seen him in the days Of
my boyhood, and his whole appearance Is yet
strongly impressed on my memory. The pot
trait you have issued appears to me to be an
preston as well as the form and features Of
the face" And says Senator Cass, IL il life
like representation Of the great original. Presi.
dent Fillmore says, {" the work appears to me
to have been admirably executed and eminent.
~ worthy oil the patronage of the public" Says
Marchsnt the eminent portrait painter. and the
pupil Of Stuart, your print TO my mind is
more remarkable than any other have seen,
for presenting the whole individuality OF the
original portrait, together with the noble and
disnifed rrpose Of air and manner, which ell
who ever saw him considered marked charac.
teristic Of the illustrious man it commentaries %
For the great merits of this picture we would
refer every lover Of Washington 10 the portrait
itself, to be seen at the Office of this paper and
TO the letters of the following Artists. States
men. Jurists and Scholars accompanying il.
ARTISrS.-Marchan and Elliott, Of New
York; Neagle, Rothernei, and Lambdin, Of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, Of Boston /;
Charles Fraser, OF Charleston, S. q; and to the
adopted son Of W ashington. Hon. @. w. r. Gus
It's, himself an artist. Statesmen.-His Excel.
lency Willard Fillmore, Major Gen. Winfield
Scott, Hon. George VI. Dallas, Hon. William
r. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A. Graham,
LID, 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 Athene.
um, who says, 81 would rather own il than
any painted copy have ever seen; Z p Whip
pie, Richard Hiidreth. Hon Edward Everett,
LID, Jared Sparks, LID, William H. Pres
colt, LID, Washington Irving. Ralph w.
Emerson, Esq, Prof I C Upham, T Head.
~, Fitz Green Halleck. II w Longfeiiow
WIN Gilmore Simmsi and from Europe, Lord
1aIl0uru. ID adCduIts OH ACulOaiu Arson,
Lord Mayor Of London, &c &c &c. The press
throughout the entire union have with one
voice proclaimed the merits Of this superb en-.
craving.
To enable all to possess this valusble trea.
sure, Il is sold at the low price Of S5 per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CH1LDS,
N. w. corner Of Fifth and Arch streets. Phila.
delphia.
A. BURNETT.
! Sole Agent for the State or Maryland
Arrangements have been made with the
Post Office Department, by which copies Of the
Portrait can be seat TO any point, per mail, in
perfect order.
90 Persons By RENTING Five Dollars to A.
Burnett, l40 Baltimore Street, Baltimore. will
have copy Of the Portrait sent 10 them free
Of Postage.
% Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up en-.
pressIy for these Portraits, furnished at the low
price Of e5 each.
Just issued,
A MAGNIFICENT PORTRAIT OF
G. e IN Il RAL JACK SON.
Engraved by T B Weieh, Esq., after the oriei-
nal portrait painted BY I Sully, Eco.
This Portrait will be match for the Wash.
ington, and is in every respect ss well got 40.
Price Is Der eopv. Address n above