The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-11-04
ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHlNGTon'
JUST STPUBLISIlED,
T. B. WEIGHS MAGNIFICENT
pNRTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

Engraved (by pelmission) from Stuart's only ORR
ginal portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.
This superb picture, Engraved under the su-
perintendence of Thomas Suly, Esq, the eml-
nent and highly gifted artist, IL the only correct
likeness of Washington ever published. 1t has
been characterised as the greatest work OF art
ever produced in this country. AS 10 ns hueh-
ty, we refer to the letters of the adopted son OF
Washington, George Washington fark 0usus,
who says ''it is faithful representation OF lhe
celebrated original" and to Cher Jusaee Ia
ney of the Supreme Court of the United States,
who says, ''As n work of art its excellence ana
beauty must strike every one who sees 1t una
it is no less happy in its likeness TO the Father
of his country. 1t was my coed fortune to have
seen him in the days of my boyhood, and his
whole appearace is yet strongly impressed on
my memory. The portrait you have issued ap-
pears to me to be exact likeness, representing
perfectly the expression we'll as the form and
features of the face" And says Senator Cass,
is hte-like representation Of the great original
President Fillmore says, ''the work appears to
me to have been admirably executed and emf
naently worthy of the patronage of the public
Says Marchant the eminent portrait painter, ana
the pupil of Stuart, '1your print to my mind Is
more remarkable than any other have seen,
for presenting the arhoLe individuality OF the or-
gual portrait, together with the noble and dig
nifed repose of air and manner, which all who
ever saw him considered q marked characters
tic of the illustrious man it commentaries"
For the great merits Of this picture are 1could re-
fer eUery loUer Of Washington to the portrait Hse,
to be at the office Of this paper, and TO the let
ters Of the tolIOwing Artists, Statesmen 1ur'stS
and Scholars accompanying At.
ARTISTS.-Marchant and Elliott, OF New
York; Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambdin, Of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, of Boston
Charles Fraser, of Charleston, ,. T.; ana 10
the adopted son of Washington, Hon Geo. w
lP Custis himself an artist. Statesmen--His
Excellency NIillard Fillmore, Major Gen. Win
field Scott, Hon. George NJ. Dallas, Hon. Will
liam R. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Bovd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A. Graham,
Hon. John p. Kennedy, Hon, X. c. winthrop,
LII ID. Jurists.-Hon. Roger Il. Taney, Hon.
| John Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus
Choate Scholars.-Chares Folsom, Esq, the
well known Librarian of the Boston Atheneum,
who says, .I would rather it than any
painted copy | have ever seen ;; h. L. Wmpple,
Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edward Everett, Ii. ID.
Jared Sparks, Ii. D., William H. Prescott d.,
Washington Irving, Ralph Emerson, Esq,
Prof. T. C. Upham, ]. T. Headley, Fitz Green
Halleck, H. Longfellow, Wm. Gilmore
Simms; and from Europe, Lord Talfourd, I. Is.
Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor of
London, sc. SC. &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 price of SO per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
n. W. corner of Fifth and Arch streets, Phila.
]. w. HUDSON,
Sole Agent for Western Pennsylvania.
This Portrait can only be obtained from Mr..
Hudson, or from his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the Post
Office Department, by which copies of the Por-
trait can be sent to any point, per mail, in per-
feet order.
BA+Persons by remitting five Dollars to J.
w. Hudson, Pittsburg, Pa, will have copy of
the Portrait sent them free Of Postage.
nss. Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up express
ly for these Portraits, furnished at the low price
of $500 each.