The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-11-11
ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. 3. WEIGHS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

Engraved fby permissior) from Stuart's only orr
ginnl portrait in the Atheneun, Boston
This superb picture. Engraved under the ST.
perintendence Of Thomas Sully, Esq, the emf
nent and highly gifted artist, is the only corTee'
likeness of Washington ever published: II mas
been characterised the greatest work OF ART
ever produced in this country. As to Its hdeI,
ty. we refer to the letters of the adopted son ol
Washington. George Washington Park Custs,
who saws. ..it is faithful representation OF the
celebrated original and to Chief Justice Ia
nev of the Supreme Court OF the United States,
who saws '.As n work of art its excellence anu
beauty must strike every one who sees 1t !: 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 hoyhood, and his
whole appearace is yet strongly impressed on
nv memory. The portrait you have issued ap-
pears 20 me to be an erdct likeness, representing
perfectly the expression we'll as the form ana
features of the face" And says Senator Cass,
ii is He-ike representation Of the great or'ghndt'
President Fillmore says, 1.-the work appears 10
me to have been admirably executed and en1-
insntly worthy of the patronage of the public.
Says Marchant the eminent portrait painter and
the pupil of Stuart. your print 10 my mlnd is
more remarkable than any other | have seen,
for presenting the 1cAOle individuality OF the orr
gi0al portrait. together with the noble ana di
nifed rep0se of air and manner, which all who
tic of the illustrous man it commentaries
For the great merits Of this picture rond re-
fer erery lorer Of Washington TO the portrait itself
10 be seen at the office Of this paper and to the let
sers Of the foNotciHg Artists, Statesmen, J"r'St'
and Scholars accompanying IT,
ARTISTS-Marchant and Elliott, of New
York; Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambdin, o
Philadelphia Chester Harding, of Boston
Charles Fraser, of Charleston, S. c.; and tC
i. = Nr,c I1n W
P. Custis himself artist. Statesmen.-Hl:
Excellency AIiliard Fillmore, Major Gen. Win
field Scott Hon. George NJ Dallas, Hon. Viii
liam Il. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linz
Boyd Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. Vim. A Graham
Hon. John p. Kennedy, Hon, R. c. Winthrop
Ii. D. Jurists.-Hon. Roger 3. fancy, Hon
John Duer. Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus
Choate. Scholars.-Chares Folsom, Esq, tht
we'll known Librarian of the Boston Atheneum
who says, Il would rather own 1t than an,
painted copy I have ever seen :" E. p. Whipple
Richard Iiidreth, Hon. Edward Everett, Ii.
Jared Sparks Ii. D., William II. Prescott, LID.
Washington Irving, Ralph Emerson, Esq.
Prof. T. c. Upham, J. I. Headley, Fitz Greer
Halleck, H. Longfellow VIM. Gillmor
Simms; and from Europe Lord Talfourd, I.
Macauley. Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor o
London. &c. &c. &c. The Press, throughout tn
entire Union, have with one voice proclaime'
the merits of this superb engraving.
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure
it is sold at the price Of 50 per copy
Published by GEORGE W. CHILDS,
n ". corner of Fifth and Arch streets, Phlla.
J. ". HUDSON,
Sole Agent for Western Pennsylvania.
This Portrait can only be obtained from Nj
Hudson, or from his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the Pos
Office Department, by which copies Of the PoI
trait can be sent to any point, per mail, in pei
feet order.
EsyH Persons by remitting five Dollars to i
W. Hudson, Pittsburg, Pa, will have copy {
the Portrait sent them free Of Postage
Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up express
ly for these Portraits, furnished at the low pric
Of S5. 90 each.