The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-04-20
~. 10 JUST PUBLISHED,
g.. T. B.. WELCHS .aL4G.vIFICENTs
,P0RTRAlr OF WASHING ON,

Engraved Thy permssion) froul Stuart 3 only ORR
~ ginal portrait, in the Atheneunp, Boston.
This superb picture. Engraved under the super
intendence of THOMAS SULEEY, ESQ, the
eminent aud highly gifted artist, is the only cor
rect likeness of Washington ever published. 1t
has been charac erised the greatest work of art
ever produced in this country, As to its fidelity.
we refer to1fhe letters of the adopted son of
Washington, GEORGE WASHINGTON PARK
GUSTS, who says. sit is a faithful representa-
ton of the celebrated original and to CHIEF
JUSTICE TANEY of the'S Sapreme Court nf the
United States, who says. ''As a7svork. of art its
excellence and beauty must strike every one who
it; and it is no less happy in its likeness to the
Father OF his country. II was my good fortune
to have seen him in the days of my boyhood, and
his whole appearance is yet strongly impressed
On my memory.a The portrait you have issued
appears TO ME to be exact likeness, representing
perfectly the expression as well as the form and
features of the face And says SENATOR
C4ASS, 1t as a ife-iike representation eftAe great
original PRESIDENT FILLMORE says ..the
work appeafs 10 me to have been admirahIy exes
cnted ands e,Dine,uiy worthy OF the patronage OF
the public :" Say. MARCHANT the emil,eat
pprtrait painter, aud the pupil.of Stuart. your
print 10 my mind is more. remarkable than any
other have seen. Tor presenting the ,choie indi-
viduaiity of the original portrait. together with
the noble and dignified repose Of air and manner.
which all who ever saw him considered marked
characteristic Of the illustrinus man il eommemo
rates -
For the great merits of this picture we would
refer every lover of Washington. to the portrait
itself To he seen at the office Of this paper aud
to the letters of the poilowi.g Artists Statesmen
Jpssts AID Scholars accompanying it,
g.. ARTISTS Marchant and Elliott, OF New
York; Nesgle, Rothermel, and Lambdin, of Phil
adepba; Chester Harding, Of Boston; Charic.
Fraser, of Chatleston, s. c.; and to the adopted
sou of Washington. Hon. Geo. w. P. Gusts,
himself an. artist STATESMEN.-His Excel.
Iency Miliaid Fillmore, Major Geu. Winfield
Scott, Hon George NJ Dallas Hon. William Il.
King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon Linn Boyd,
Hon Lewis Cass. Hon. Wm a.. Graham, H ~
John p. Kennedy, Hon r c Winthrop. Ii. D.
|JURISTS.-Hon Roger Taney, Hon John
Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon Rufus Choate
SCHOLARS.-Charle Folsom, Esq. the well
known Librarian OF the Boston Athenemrn, who
says" 81 would rather own il than any painted
copy Thave ever seen;"E p Whipple. Richard
Hiulreih, Hon. Edward Everett, Ill. d Jared
parks, LII, d, William II Prescott, LII ID
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson, Esq
Prof r c. Uphm. =. I Headley. Fuz G, ee,
Halieck, H. w. Longfeitsw, Wme Gilmore
Slmms; and FROM EUROPE, Lord .Ialfourd
f. b. Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison Lo,
Mayor of London. Sc. Sc &c. THE PRESS
Throughout the entire Union, have with ohe vulce
proclaimed the merits of this superb engraving
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure
it is sold atthe low price of S. per copy
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS.
N w. corner of Fifth and Arch streets Phila
WILLIAM G. STEEL,
| Sole Agent for the States Of Ohio aud Indiana
This Portrait only be obtained from MIR
STEEL or from his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the Pos
Office Department, by which. copies of the Por
trait can be sent to any point, per mail, in perfec
| order
Or Persons by remittng FIVE DOLLARS Il
WM G. STEEL, Cincinnati, Ohio. will have
copy of the Portrait sent to them free OF Postage
g- Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressi,
for these Portraits. furnished al the low price o
| IS 90 each. sx 3#N = 81 sittfss