Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-30

JUST PUBLISHED,
T. B. WEIGHTS MAGNIFICENT

JUST PUBLISHED,
T. B. WEIGHTS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
ginal portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.
rTHIS superb picture, Engraved under the SUI
Il perintendence of THOMAS SuLLy, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, is the only cor
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 WAsHINGToN PARK Gus
IT'S, who says, s'it is faithful representation OF
the celebrated original - and to CHEF JUSTICE
TANEY of the Supreme Court of the United States,
who SAYS, GAS work of art its excellence and
beauty must strike every one who sees it. and it
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 boyhood, and his whole ap-
pearance 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, it is Hte-ike
representation of the great original. PRESIDENT
FILLMORE says, ssthe work appears to me to have
been admirably executed and en,inentIy 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
,rhole individuality of the original portrait, toget tn
er with the noble and dignifed repose of air and
manner, which all who ever saw him considered
marked Characteristic of the illustrious man it
commentaries.
For the great merits of this picture are ,could refer
ere,u ier of Washington to the portrait ITSELF to be
seem at The ote Of this paper, and TO the letters Of the
fo,rng qrtists Statesmen, Juiists and Scholars &C.
companyng it.
ARTIsTs.-Marchant ana Elliott, of New
York; Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambu!n, OF Phla-
deIphia; Chester Harding, of Boston Charles
Fraser, of Charleston, S. g.; and to the adopted
son of Washington, hon. George w Gusts, him
self an artist. STATESMEN-Hi Excellency
Mil!ard Fillmore, Major General Winfield Scott,
Hon George M Dallas, Hon William r King, Hon
Daniel Webster, Hon Linn Boyd, Hon Lewis
Cass, Hon William A Graham. Hon John Ken
needy, Hon G. Winthrop, LII. D. JURISTS-
Hon Roger fancy, Hon John Duer, Hon John
Mclean, Hon Rufus Choate. SCHOLARS-|
Charles Folsom, Esq, the well known Librarian of
the Boston Atheneum, who says, 81 would rather
own it than any painted copy have ever SEEM"
E Whipple, Richard Hildreth, Hon Edward
Everett LII. D., Jared Sparks, IL. D., William
H Prescott, Lii. D., Washington Irving, Ralph
w Emerson, Esq, Prof r c Upham, T Head
lev, Fitz Green Halieck, H. w. LongfelIow, VIM
Gilmore Simms; and FROM EUROPE, Lord
Talford, L b Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison,
Lord Mayor of London, sc. &c. &c. The Press
throughout the entire Union, have with 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 S. per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
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 be sent to any point per mall in perfect
order.
SL@Persons by remittng FIVE DOLLARS to A.
BURNETT, 140 Baltimore Street, Baltimore,
will have copy of the Partrait sent to them free
Of Postage.
IeMagnifcent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price of
IS 90 each.