The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-12-10
The only True Portrait OF WASH
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JUST PUBLISHED,
+ 4. Bs WEIGHS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON,
Esgraved (by pefmission) from S,uari's
( only original portrait, id the Athe-
neum, Boston, s.a asa Jg
This suberb picture, Engraved under
lhe superintendent Of THOMAS SUI
LY, ESQ tie eminent and highly gifted
artist, is Tho only correct likeness Of
Washington ever pu'lished. Ithas been
Characterised as the greatest work ofari
ever pfbduced in this couEtry. Asto it's
fidelity, We refer 10 the letters Of the
adopted son OF Washington, GEORGE
WASHINGTON PARK CUSTlS, who
says, "It Is a faithful representation Of
the celebrated original,r and to CHIEF
JUSTICE TANEK Of the Supreme
Court Of The United States, who says,
'sAs a work Of art it's excellence and
beauty muststrke every one who sees
IL; and il 10 no less happy in iis likeness
to the Father Of his country. II was my
good fortune 10 have seen him in The days
Of my boyhood, and his whole appearance
is yet strongly impressed on my memory.
The portrait you have issued appears 10
me to be an exact likeness, representing
perfectly the expression as well as the
form and features Of the face.no And
says SENATOR CASS, ii is a Rfelkt
representation Of tho great original
PRESIDENT FILLMORE says, "iho
work appears TO me TO have been admira'
bly, executed and eminently woihy Of the
patronage Of the public" Says MAR
CHANT the eminent portrait painter,
and the pupil Of fS'uori,; "your print 10 my
mind is more remarkable tllan any other
I have seen, for presenting tho ,0hole in
diyidual;ty Of tbe original portrait, to-
geiher with the noble and dignified repose
Of air ard manner, which all who ever
saw him considered marked characteris-
tic Of the illustrious man i commefho-
rates"
For the great merits OF this picture zoe
Mould refer euery loper Of Washington
to tie portrait itself, to be seen athe Office
ofthis paper, and TO the letters Of the fol
toping Artists, Statesmen, Jurists and
Scholars accompanying IL.
ARTISTS Marchant and Elliott, Of
New York; Neagle, RolhermeI, and
L.mbdin, Of Philadelphia Chester Hard
ing, Of Boston; Charles Fraser, of Car
lesion, S. O., and TO the adopted son Of
Washington, Hon. Geo. W. P. Gusts,
himself an artist, STATESMEN. His
Excellency Millard Fillmore, Major Gen.
Winfield Scott, Hon George M. Dallas,
Hon. William r. King, Hon. Daniel
Webster, Hor. Linn Boyd, Hon. Lewis
Cass, Hon. John P. Kennedy, Hon. R.
@. Winthrop, LII. D. JURfSTS.--Hon.
Roger B. fancy, Hon. John Duer, Hon.
John Mclean, Hen. 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;n E. ?. Whipple, Richard Hill
drelh, Hon. Edw. Everett, ILL., D., Jared
Sparks, Ii. D., William H. Prescott,
IL. d. Washington Irving, Ralph w.
Emerson, Esq, Prof. T. G. Upham, J.
T. Headley, Fiiz Green Halleck H. w.
Longfellow, VIM. Gilmore Simms; and
FROM EUROPE, Lord Talford, II B
Macawley, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord
Mayor Of London, &c. &c. &c. THE
PRESS, throughout the entire Union,
have with one voice proclaimed the mer-
lis Of this superb engraving.
To enable all 10 possess this valuable
treasure, il is sold at the low price Of $5
per copy.
Published BY
GEORGE w. SHIELDS,
| N. w. cor. Of Fifth and Arch st. Phila
| WILLIAM G. STEEL, Sole Agen
for the States Of Ohio and indians.
This Portrait can only be obtained
fiom MR.. STEEL, o. from his duly au-
lthorizcd agents. N
| Arrangements have been made will
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