Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-12-30
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF
WASHINGTON.
Just Published,
7. B. Uelch's Magnificent
Portrait Of Washing ton


Engraved (by permission) from Stuarts on
ly original portrait, in the Atheneum Boston
This superb picture, Engraved under
the superintendent of Thomas SuIiy,
Esq, the eminen, and highly gifted ar
tis, is the only correct likeness of Wash
ing,on ever published. |. has been
characterised as the greatest work Of arr
ever produced in this country. As 10 its
fidelity, we refer to the letters of the a.
dopted son Of Washington, George
Washington Park Gusts, who says,
ii, is faithful representation of the Gel
ebra,ed original and to Chief Justice
Idnmy Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, who says, "As work of
art its excellence aud beauty must strike
every one who sees ii: and il is no less
happy in its likeness TO the Father Of
his country. II was my good fortune to
have seen HMM 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
eract likeness, representing perfectly the
expression as well as the form and iea-
lures of the face And says Senator
Cass, IL is a h3e.like representation Of
the great original. President Fillmore
says, "lhe work appears TO me to haze
been admirably executed and eminenHy
worthy Of the patronage of The public.
Says Ndrchdnt the eminent portrait
painter, and The pupil Of Stuart, "your
print 10 my mind is more remarkable
than any other have seen, for present
ihg the aUhoie individuality Of The original
portrait, together with the noble and dig.
nilied repose of air aud manner, which
all who ever saw him considered mark
ed characteristic of the illusrious man il
commentaries.
For the great merits Of this picture
ne wouid refer every ioUer of Flashing.
ton TO the portrait ITSELF to be seen a
the office offhis paper, and TO the letters
of tie tOiioUing Hrtists, Statesman,
Jurists and Scholars accompanying
IL.
ARTISTS.-Marchant and Elliott,
Of New York; Neagle, Rolhermel, and
Lambdin, of Philadelphia; Chester Hard
ing, Of Boston; Charles Fraser, oil
Charleston, S. c.; and TO 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 II.
King, Hoo. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A.
Graham, Hon. John p. Kennedy, Hon,
r. G.. Winthrop, LII. ID. JURISTS.
Hon Roger B. fancy, Hon. John
Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus
Choate. SCHOLARS.-Charles Fol.
som, Esq, the we'll known Librarian Of
the Boston A'beneum, who says, 81
would rather own it than any painted
copy | have ever seen,' E. p. Whipp!e
Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edw. Everett
Ill. d., William Ii. Prescott, LII. d..
Washington Irving. Ralph w. Emerson
Esq. Prof, Il. G.. Upham, j. Il. Head.
ley, Filz Green Halleck, ii. w. Long.
fellow, VIM. Gilmore Simms; and
FROM EUROPE, Lord Talfourd, II
b. Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison, Lore
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
GEORGE w. CHlLDS,
NV. corner of Fifth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia
Arrangements have been made will
the Post Office Department, by which
copies of the Portrai, can be sent TO any
point, per mail, in perfect order.
v Persons by remitting FIVE Dol
LARS TO GEO. W. CHLIDS, will have
a copy of the Portrait sent to them fire,
of Postage.
Magnificent Gilt Frames, got uF
expressly for these Portraits, furnished
a, the low price of S5 90 each.
Just Published,