Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-01-29

This Superb picture, engraved under the super
lntelldcnce Of Thomas SHlly. ESQ. til. eminent
and highly gifted artist, is the OnIy c0rrett like
ness OF Washington ever published. it has been
characterized as the greatest work Of art r} pr ryu-
duced IN tins country. AS 10 lis fidelity, w refer
to the letters OF the adopted SoH Ct NaSntngtou.
George Washington Park Gusts, WHO says: 1T
is a faithful representation Of The celebrate origi-
ual;;' and 70 Chief Justice IaIry Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, VINO says: AS work
OF art It's excellence and beauty must strike every
one who has seen II; and il is no less happy ia lis
likeness to the father of his country. L Wa, nv
good fortune to have seen lim in the days OF my
boyhood, and his whole appearance is vet strongly
impressed OH my memory. The portrait ycu Is
sued, appears 10 be an exact like&css; representing
perfectly the expression as well as the form and
features of the face" And says Senator Cas-.
1T IS a llte-llke representation Of the great origi-
nal" President Fillmore says: the work ap-
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 i,
more remarkable than any other have seen. for
presenting the whole individuality OF the original
portrait, together with the noble and ]Gigrilied Ie-
pose OF air and manner, Whicl all who ever saw
him considered a marked characteristic OF the H.
~lustrlous man II 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 ol this paper. and to
the letters OF the following Artists. Statesmen. Ju-
rlsts and Scholars accompanying it.
.4uiaS-Merchart and EIlict, of New York;
Neagle, Rother:I!el and LambdIn. OF Philadelphia:
Chester Harding, Of Boston; Charles Frazer. Of
Charleston. S. C.: and to tho adopted son of Wash
ington, Hon. Geo. W. ?. CASTS. himself an artist.
Statesmen-His Exceliency lllIiari Fillmore. Ma
jor General Winfield Scott, Hon. tieorse II. DaI-
las, Hon. VIM. L, king, Hon. Daniel Webster.
Hon. Linn.Boyd. Hon. Lewis Cass. Hon. VIM. A..
Graham. Hon. John p. Kennedy. Hon. RI &. Win
throp. Ii. D.. JMriaS-Hon. Roger B. fancy,
Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Ruins Choatc. S,do-
iars-Charles Folsom, Esq the well known Ii
brarlan of the Boston AtheEcum. who says, Il
would rather own It than any printed copy | have
SEEM T. T. Whippie, Richard IliIire'h, Ion.
Edward Everett. LII. D.. Jared Sparks, IL. D.
William H. Prescott. LII. d.. Washington irving
Ralph w. Emerson. Esq Professor 7. c. Upham
IT. Headley, Fitz Green Hal!eck. II. ". Long
fellow. William Gilmore >InmS: and FROM Eu-
rope, Lord LaItourd. T. b. MIacauiey. 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 50 a copy.
Published by Geo. ". ChiIS, n. ". corner OF
Fifth and Arch streets. Philadelphia.
J. d. BIERLf. Sole Agent
for the States of Florida, Arkansas and Louis ana
This portrait can only be obtained from Alr.
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.
O Persons by RENTING Five Dollars TO ]. d.
,.,f,, NJ, H. --,lI l-- = Il
Portrait sent to them free OF postage.
Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price OF
SIS each.