The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-01-13
ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED,
r. B. WEIGHS MA AGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.

Kurrayed Cby permission from Stuart's only ORR
ginal portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.
This superb picture, Engraved under the su-
perintendence of Thomas Sully, Esq, the emil
nent and highly gifted artist, is the only correct
likeness of Washington ever published. IL mas
been characterised as the greatest work OF arr
ever produced in this country. As TO IT'S hdehc
" we refer to the letters of the adopted son OF
Washington, George Washington fark Ousus'
who saws sit is a faithful representation Oh the
celebrated original" and to Chief Justlce Ia
new of the Supreme Court of the United states,
Who saws Gas work of art its excellence and
beauty must strike every one who sees 1t and
it is no less happy in its likeness to the rather
Of his country. 1t was my good fortune to nave
seen him in the days of my boyhood, and his
whole appearace is yet strongly impressed on
nv memory. The portrait you have issued ap-
pears to me to be exact likeness, representing
perfectlv the expression as well the form and
features of the face" And says Senator Cass'
ais life Ike representation Of the great oT'g'nal
President Fillmore says, .'the work appears to
me TO have been admirably executed and emit
snently worthy of the patronage of the puohc.
Says hlarchant the eminent portrait painter, and
the pupil of Stuart, ''your print to my mlnd Is
more remarkable than any other l have seen,
for presenting the achoIe individuality OF the orl
giGal Dc rtrait together with the noble and dig
nified repose of air and manner, which all who
ever saw him considered a marked characters
tic of the iustrious man it commemorates
For the gyeat merits Of this picture are scotd re-
fer euery LoUer Of Washington to The portrait Itself,
10 be at the office Of this paper and TO ths lei
'ers Of the JoHo.'ing artists, Statesmen ]ur'Sfs
sad Scholars accompanying az.
ARTISTS.-Marchant and Elliott, of New
York: Neagle, Rothermel, and Lanlbdin, of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, of Boston
Charles Fraser, Of Charleston, 5. C.; and to
the adopted son of Washington, Hon. Geo. W.
P. Custis, himself artist. Statesmen.-Hils
~ hoirr
field Scott Hon. George NJ. Dallas, Hon. Viii
liam r. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd Hon. Lewis Cass Hon. Nm. a. Graham,
Hon. John p. Kennedy, Hon, Z. c. Winthrop,
Ii. D. Jurists.-Hon. Roger d. fancy, Hon.
John Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus
Choate. Schoars.-Charles Folsom, Esq, the
well known Librarian Of the Boston AtheReum,
who says, Il would rather it than any
painted copy have ever seen :" E. z. Nhippie,
Richard Hildretb, Hon. Edward Everett, LII. ID.
Jared Sparks. L. D., William H. Prescott, Ii. D.,
Washington Irving, Ralph Emerson, Esq,
Prof I. C. Upham j. T. Headley Fitz Green
Halleck, II. Longfellow VIM. Gilmore
Simms and from Europe, Lord Talfourd, L. Is.
Afacauley. Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor Of
London. sc. sc. sc. 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,
y. ". corner of Fifth and Arch streets, Phila.
j. W. HUDSON,
Sole Agent for Western Pennsylvania.
This Portrait 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.
Es~ Persons by remitting five Dollars to j.
". Hudson, Pittsburg, Pa, will have copy of
the Portrait sent them free Of Postage.
Magnificent Gilt Frames got up express
ly for these Portraits furnished at the low price
Of SO. 90 each.