Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-12-23
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF
WASHINGTON.
Just Published,
r. B. Welch's Magnificent
Portrait Of Washingt ton.


Engraved (hy permission from Stuart's on
ly original portrait,in the Atheneum Boston
This superb picture, Engraved under
the superiniendeEce of Thomas Suiiy,
Esq, the eminen, and highly gifted ar
fist, is the only correct likeness of Wash
ing,on ever Published. IL has been
characterised as the greatest work of ar,
ever produced i'll this country. As 10 lis
fidelity. we refer to the letters Of the a.
dnpted son of Washington, George
Washington Park Gusts, who says,
"it is faithful representation of The Gel
ebrated original and to Chief Justice
Tmay of The Supreme Court of the
United States, who SAYS, LAS work OF
art its excellence aud beauty must strike
every one who sees it: and il 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 appearance is yet strongly
impressed on my memory. The portrait
you have issued appears to me to be an
exact likeness, representing perfectly the
expression as well as the fora and fea-
lures of the face,' And says Senator
Cass, IL is hfe-likc representation Of
the great original. President Fillmore
says, 1.-The work appears 10 me TO have
been admirably executed and eminentiy
worthy of the patronage of the public.
Says 4Rarchant the eminent portrait
painter, and the pulpit Of Stuart, "your
print TO my mind is more remarkable
than any other have seen, for present
lag the aChoie individuality of the original
portrait, together with The noble aud dig
nified repose of air and manner, which
all who ever saw him considered mark
ed characteristic Of the illusrious man il
commentaries. ... ... ...s. ... .........
Tor The great merits of this piciure
zoe Wouid refer every iouer of flashing
ton TO the portrait Itself, tn be seen az
the office otthis paper, and TO The letters
Of The joitoDiag Artists, Statesman,
Jurists and Scholars accompanying
il. 80
4 ARTISrS.-Marchan and Elliott,
of New York; Neagle, Rothermel, and
Lambdin, of Philadelphia; Chester Hard
ing, of Boston,; Charles Fraser, of
Charleston, s. G.; and 10 the adopted
son OF Washington, Hon. Geo. w. p.
Curtis, himself an artist. STATES
MEN.-His Excel!ency Willard Fill
more, Major Gen. Winfield Scott, Hon.
George NJ. Dallas, Hon. William X.
King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A..
Graham, Hon. John p. Kennedy. Hon.
X. G. Winthrop, LII. ID. JURISTS.
Hon Roger b. fancy, Hon. John
Duer, Hon. John Mclean. Hon. Rufus
Choate. SCHOLARS.-Chares Fol-
som, Esq, the well known Librarian of
The Boston Alheneum, who says, Il
would rather own il than any painted
copy have ever seen,' E. p. Whipple,
Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edw. Everett,
LII. D., William Ill. Prescott, Lii. D.,
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson,
Esq. Prot, Il. G. Upham, ]. Il. Head
ley. Fltz Green Halleck, Ii. w. Long
fellow, VIM. Gilmore Simms; and
FROM EUROPE, Lord Talfourd. Il.
b. Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord
Mayor of 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, it is sold at the low price of So
per copy. Published by
asa- GEORGE w. CHlLDS,
NV corner Of Fifth and Archstreets,
az ..as .ana Philadelphia.
Arrangements have been made with
the Post Office Department, by which
copies of the Portrait can be sent to any
point, per mail, in perfect order.
u Persons by remi,ting FIVE DOL
LARS to GEO. w. CHLIDS. will have
a copy of The Portrait sent to them free
OF Postage.
+ ~ Magnificent Gill Frames, got up
expressly for these Portraits, furnished
at the low price Of 50 90 each.
Just Published,