Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-11-20
THE ONLY TRuEtoHTRArr or WASHING.
TUNs
JUST PUBLISHED.
7. b. WELsH's MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
Engraved by permission from Stuarf's only crIes
laal ~portrait. in the Allieheilm. Bnst.n.

Engraved by permission from Sttiaff's onlp orits
liai portrait, In the Aibeieum, Boston.
TIL $ superb picture, Eiia raved under the s,iperin
%tenlsnte Of THOMAS suI,IY, ESQ, the eminent
and highly gifted artist, Is the only correct likeness
of Washington ever published, II has been cl,arar-
terised as the greatest work Of art ever produced In
this country. As 10 its fidelity, we refer TO tile let
tiers OF the aIuntsd son Of Washington. GEORUE
WASHINGTON PARK CURTIS, who says, ut
isa faithful representation of The celebrated origin
al" and to CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY of the SD
prelne. Court Of the United States, who says, s'As
a work of aft its excellence and beauty must strike
every one WHO gees 1t aud 1t IL no less happy Iii is
likeness to the Father OF his ctiniry. It was my
good foftsi,te TO have seen him lii the DAYS Of my
%bbyhuod, afd his whole appearance Ii vet stfuiialy
impressed on my memory The portrait YOU have
isstel appears to me to be an extract likeness, rep
fasentiiig perfectly the expression az well as the
form, and FEATURES Of the fate.s And says StNA.
TOR GAss. 1t isl ifelihe representation Of he
great original PRESIDENT FILLMORE says,
The work appears 10 me to have been admirably
executed and ~eniitteitly worthy Of the patronage Of
the ~plihlies' Says MARcliANf the eminent ptrtrait
painter, and the pupil Of Stuart, 'syoir pint to my
mind is more remarkable than any other / have
seen, for presenting the ttheie individuality Of tile
original portrait, together with the fiuble and digri-
fled rept,se ofair and manner, which ALL WHO ever
saw him considered a marked characteristic Of the
iIustridtis mai, it commemorative
For the gfeit merits of Ibis picture ne tpdttd refer
ettry leeer of Washington 70 The portrait ITSELF, to be
seen at The oatee of his paper and 10 The letters Of
fap sfoftUf,ing Artists, Statesmen. Jufssts and Schol-
uFs accompanying Il.
ARrisrsAMa reliant and Elliott. Of New York |;
Neagle, Rethefmel, and Lamtjdlu. Of Philadelphia !;
Chester Harding, Of Boston Charles Fraser, or
glafiestowfi, 9. OF and to the aduptei son of
Washington n. HIM. Geo. W. p. curtis, himself ali
artist sfAfEsMEN.AfIis Eseellency Millhrtl Fill
f,ute. Major ten Winfield srpit, Hon tleotge N.
Dallas. Hon, VIM. Il KIM HIM. l)anipI WtI,stpf.
Hon. Linn Boyd. Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. Vim. Al.
Graham. Hon. John ri. Kennedy, Hon. n. & win4
tlifep, Il b. d. JtH .sfs-Hon4 Roger h. T'any, Hon.
Jbl.ii ptitr. Hon. Jnlil Mclean. non. Hifils gliunte.
sn.~iieLARs-chnries Folsom. ESD the well known
Librarian 0ftlie Htssttjil Atheiisttn whit avs. II
would rather own 1t Than airy painted copy | have
ever seens' E.r, wldfple. Hieliafc stiltiretli. iIori nd.
ward everett. 4. h. b., jared sltafks. h H.. III. will
liam IT. Prescott, Il b. D., Washington irving. ralph
W. %Efierspti, Esq.. pfuf. II q. %tlfiaiti. d y. ~Heatley,
Fitzs ureri Haileck. II. W. i.otlgielloW. WIN. G~ilaa,rt,
sitl,hhs and FHeM EUROPE. t,tirtl HfafTlurd. ri Bs
~Macailey sir archibald Alis,nn. lprd Mayor Of bon-
,ipns DC Ne. fiiE Pm Hss, iinmigllhnt tie entire
%tft1s have will ore voice Proclaimed the merits
ufftlis superb engraving. A q
10 enable all IA possess this valuable treasure. 1t Ii
sold ut the low price VI S55 per copy. ID
published Div uEeHeE ". uiif1ts.
N4sw. corner or rith and Arch streets. philadelphia
j. h BYERLY,
sa|e Agent fer the states Of FleriJa. Afhalsas aiid
bots isah,,. A
rhis' portrait ran nnly be obtained from MI,
BrtnLs or from lis,iuly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the pUat
0f1ite i,eparlnieist. by Mhicl, t1piea Of Tile Portrait
he sent toany print, per mail, IN perfect order.
Nv PERSONS by feniittirg FIVE DOLLARS to /. n.
BrEHLy, New orleniis. wi have a copy Of the Pof.
trait sent 10 them free Of Postage.
" magnificent Gilt fralnes. got up expressly fur
The . portraits, furnished at the low price Of $500
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