Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-02-19

This s"perb picture. engraved under the SUPER
intcndence Of Thomas Sully. Esq. the eminent
and highly gifted artist, is the only correct like
ness OF Washington ever published. 1t has been
characterized as the greatest work of art ever pro-
duced in his country. Is to lis fidelity, We refer
to the letters OF the adopted son of Washington,
George Washington Park GUSTS, who says: 1T
iz 4 faithful representation Of the celebrated origi-
nal; and TO Chief Justice fancy OF the Supreme
Court OF The United States, who says: AS work
ct art its excellence and beauty must strike every
one who has seen it; and / it is no less happy in lis
likeness 10 the father of his country. 1t was my
good fortune 10 have seen him in the days of my
boyEood, and his whole appearance is yet strongly
impressed on my memory. The portrait you is
sued, appears 10 be an exact likeness, representing
perfectly the expression as well as the form and
features Of the face And says Senator Cass.
1t IS q lite-hSc representation OF the great origi-
nal" President Fillmore says: the work APP
pears to me TO have been admirably executed and
emlnently worthy of the patronage of the public"
Says Merchant, the eminent portrait painter, and
the pupil of Stuart, your print to my mind is
more remarkable than any other | have seen, for
presenting the whole individuality of the original
portrait. together with the noble and dignified re-
pose of air and manner, which all who ever saw
him considered a marked characteristic of the il
lustrious man it commentaries
For the great merits of this picture we would
refer every lover Of Washington to the portrait
itself TO be seen at the office of this paper, and to
the letters Of the following Artists, Statesmen, Ju-
rists and Scholars accompaniment it.
.3rits-MerChant and Elliot, of New York;
Neagle, Rothermel and Lambdin. of Philadelphia;
Chester Harding, of Boston; Charles Frazer, of
Charleston, S. c.; and to the adopted son of Wash
ington, Hon. Geo. w. P. Gusts. himself an artist.
Statcsmen-His Excellency Willard Fillmore, Ma
ior General Winfield Scott, Hon. George NJ Dali
laS Hon WV r Kipr Hon Daniel Webster
Hon. Linn Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A.
Graham, Hon. John P. Kennedy, Hon. r. C. Win
throp: IL. D. Ju5sts-Hon. Roger B. fancy,
Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus Choate. S0to-
lns-Charles Folsom, ESQ the we'll known Ii
brarian of the Boston Atheneum, who says, II
would rather own it than any printed copy l have
seen;i L. z. Whipple, Richard Hildreth, Hon.
Edward Everett, Ii. D., Jared Sparks, LII. d.
William f. Prescott, IL. D.. Washington Irving
Ralph w. Emerson, Esq; Professor I. {. Upham
J.T. HeadIey, Fitz Green HalIeck, II. W. Long
fellow, William Gilmore Simms; and from Eu-
rope, Lord Lalfourd, T. B.. Macauley, Sir Archi-
bold Allison, Lord Mayor of London, &c. The
Press throughout the entire Union, have with one
voice proclaimed the merits of this superb engra-
wing.
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure,
it is sold at the low price of IS a copy.
Published by Geo. w. Childs, N. w. corner of
Fifth and Arch streets, Philadelphia.
J. D. BYERLY, Sole Agent
for the States of Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana
This portrait can only be obtained from Mr..
Byerly, 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 perfect
order.
u Persons by renting Five Dollars to J. D.
Byerly, New Orleans, will have a copy of the
Portrait sent to them free of postage.
Cr-Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price OF
IS each.