Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-11-19
The Only True Portrait OF
W aghilgtOn.

Just published. T. B Welel's msguifoent Tor
Trait Of Washington. Engraved lby permissionl
from stuarts only original portrait, IN the Athsne-
I'm, Boston.
This superb picture. engraved urder the superin-
tendenoe Of Thomas Sully. Esq., the eminent and
highly gifted artist, s the only correct likeness Of
Washington ever published. Il has been ehtrae-
terised a. the greatest work Of tri ever produced
10 this country. As 70 its fidelity, we refer 10 the
letrers Of the adopted son Of Washington, George
Washington PARK Custis who says, "it il a faithful
representation Of the celebrated original end 70
Chief Justice fancy Of the supreme Court Of the
United states, who says, "As work OF at il cx-
cellence and beauty must strike every one who
sees Il: end il 10 less happy 10 bis likeness 20
the Father Of his country. ltwasmy good fortune
TO have seen him in the days OF my bOohood, and
bis whole appearance is yet strongly impressed on
my memory. The portrait you have issued appears
TO me to be an exact likeness representing perfect
ly the expression as well as the form al features
Of the face" And says Senator Cass, it is lie
like representation Of the great original. lresi-
dent Fillmore says, "the work appears to me to
havebeen admirably executed and eminently wcr-
thy Of the patronage Of the public" Says Mar
chant the eminent portrait painter, and the pupil
Of Stuart, 'your print 10 my mind is more re-
markahe than any other have seen, for present.
D
/ trait, together with lhe noble and diguifcd re-
/ pose OF air and manner. which all who ever saw
him considered a marked Characteristic Of the H.
/ luslrious man it commentaries"
! For the great merits Of this picture we would
refer every lover Of Washington to the portrait
itself, 10 be seen at The Office Of this paper, and
TO the letters Of the following Artists, Statesmen,
Jlrlsts and scholars accompanying il.
/ Artists -Marchani aud Elliott, Of New York ;
Neagle RothermPl, and Lambdin. of PhiIadeI-
phiai Chester Harding. OF Boston Charles Fra.
ser, Of Charleston. S, c.; and to the rdopted son
Of Washington, Hon. Geo. W. P. Gusts, himself
an artist. Slatesmen.-lIis Excellency Millard
Fillmore, Mojor Gen. Winfield Scott, Hon. George
N. Dallas, Hon. William r. King, Hon. Dlniel
Webster, Hon. Linn Boyd Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon.
VIM. A. Graham, Hon. John P. Kennedy, Hon
R. c. Winthrop, LII. d. Jurisls.-Hon Roger
b. Taney, Hon. John Duer, He n. John Mclean
Hon. Rufus Choate. Scholars-Charles Folsom
Esq, the well known Librali6n of the Boston
/ Atheneum. who says, al would rather own il
than any painted copy have ever seen : E. P.
WhppIe, Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edw. Everett,
Lii. D., Washington Irving Ralph w. Emerson,
Esq, Prof. T. c. Upham, J. T. Headlev. Fz
Green llalleck, II. w, LOngleow, VIM. Gilmore
Simms; and from Europe, Lord Talfourd, T. B.
Macauey, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor o
London, &c, &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,
il is sold at the low price Of SIS per copv.
Published by George W. Childs, N. w. corner
Of Fifth and Arch streets, Philadelphia. William
6. Steel sole agent for the States Of Ohio and In
diana.
This portrait can only he obtained from Mr.
Steel or his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the POST
Office Department, by which copies of the por-
trpt can be sent to any point, per mail, in per.
feet order.
6TPersons hy remiiting FIVE dollars TO VIM
&. Steel, Cincinnati, Ohio, will have copy Of
the portrait sent to them free Of postage.
0rMagnifcent gilt frames, got up expressly
for these portraits, furnished at the low price o.
$500 each.