Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-10-21
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON
JUST PUBLISHED.
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
Engraved (by permission) from Stuarl's on
iy original portrait, in the Athenum, Bos-
ton.
This superb picture, Engraved under the
superintendent Of Thomas Suity, Esq, the
eminent snd highly gifted artist, is the only
correct likeness of Washington ever publish
ed. II has been characterised as the great
est work of art ever produced in this county.
As TO its fidelity, we refer TO The letters of
the adopted son of Washington, George
Washington Park Gusts. who SAYS, "it is a
faithful representation of the celebrated orig
inal," and TO chief Justice Taney Of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States, who says,
- As a work Of art its excellence and beauty
must strike every one who sees it /: and 1t Is
no less happy in its likeness TO the Father
of his country. 1t was my good fortune 10
have seen him in the days of my boyhood,
and his whole appearance is yet strongly i'm
pressed on my memory. The portrait you
have issued appears 10 me TO be an eIdct
likeness, representing perfectly the express
sion as we'll as the form and features of the
face" And says Senator Cass, ii IS life
like representation Of The great original -
President Fillmore saws, the work appears
to me to have been admirably executed and
eminently worthy ofthe patronage ofthe pub
lie" SAYS marchant the eminent portrait
painter and the publ of Stuart, your print
10 my mind is more remarkable than any
other have seen, for presenting the aoh0Ie
individuality of the original portrait, together
with the noble and dignifed repose of air
and manner, which all who ever saw him
considered marked characteristic Of the H.
luslrious man ii commentaries"
For the great merits of thiS picture zee ic0uid
refer eUerV ioUcr Of Washington TO The pOr-
TRAIT itself, TO be seen al the office of his pa
per. and to the letters ofMe tottoriag Artists,
Statesmen, Jurists and Scholars accompany
ing II.
Artists .-Marchant and Elliot, Of New
York Neage, Rothermel, and Lambdin; OF
Philadelphia Chester Harding. OF Boston
Charles Fraser, of Charleston, 5. c.; and TO
the adopted son of Washington, Hon. Geo.
w. P. Cuslis, himself an artist Statesmen.
His Excellency Millard Fillmore. Major
Gen. Winfield Scott. Hon. George M. Dal-
las. Hon. William r. Kng, Hon. Daniel
Webster, Hon Lynn Boyd, Hon. Lewis
Cass. Hon. VIM A. Graham, Hon. John P
Kennedy, Hon. r. G. Winthrop, LII. D..
Juris,s.-Hon: Roger B Tuney, Hon. John
Duer. Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus Choate
Scholars.-Charles Folsom, Esq the well
known Librarian Of the Boston Antheneum,
who saws, :" would rather own it than any
painted copy have ever SEEM" +. p. Whip
ple, Richard HIdrelh, Hon. Edw. Everett,
Ii. d.: Jared Sparks. LII d., William Ii.
Prescott, LII. D., Washington Irving, Ralph
w. Emerson, Esq, Prot. +. c. Upham, J,
T. Headley Filz Green Halleck, H. w
Long fellow, VIM. Gilmore Simms; and from
Europe, Lord Taliourd, I. b. Macanley, Sir
Aarchibold Alison. Lori Mayor Of London,
&c. &c. &C The Press, throughout the eE-
tire Onion, have with one voice proclaimed
the merits OF this superb engraving.
To enable al!to possess this valuable treas
ure. it is sold at the low price Of $5 per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS.
n. ". corner Of Fifth & Arch Sis, Phil'a.
d. d. BYERLY,
Sole Agent for the States Of Eastern Penn
svlvania and Delaware
This Portrait can only be obtained from
Mr.. Bverly, or from his duly authorized a
gents.
Arrangements have been made with the
Post Office Department, by which copies of
the Portrait can be sent to any point. per
mail. in periec; order.
II Persons by remiring Five Dollars to
ID. ID. Byerly. Philadelphia, will have copy
Of the Portrait sent 10 them free of Postage.
IL Magnificent Gilt Frames. got up ex-
pressly fer these Portraits, furnished al the
low price Of $500 each