St. Mary's beacon., 1853-02-10
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT or
WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. b. WEIGHS M7GyIFTCEyT
PORTRAIT o. WASHING,
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Engraved (by permissionl from Stuart's bHls
original portrait. IN the AtheneuIn. Bos bn.
This superb picture, Engraved under the
superintendent Of Thomas SullV, EscI the
eminent anil highly gifted artist. is the only
correct likeness of Washington ever publ shed,
II has been characterised as the greatest work
Of art evei produced in this country. Aslio its
fidelity, we refer 10 the letters of the ADOPTED
son Of Washington. George Washingto ton spaik
Gusts, who says. Z" il is faithful representa-
ton OF the celebrated original and 10 Chief
Justice fancy of the Supreme Court az the
United States, who says, :. As work Of art il
excellence and beauty must strike every on
who sees II ; and it is no less happy in lie like
ness to the Father OF hrs country. IT was ms
good fortune Ia have seen him in the DAYS or
my bOyhooi, and his whole appearance j. vet
strongly impressed my memory. TIE poi
trait Won have issued appears 10 me to be an
erect Likeness, representing perfectly the ex-
, preston as wei as the form and features OF
| the face" And says Senator Cass, il is life
like representation OF the great original. Presi.
dent Fillmore says, " the work appears 10 me
to have been admirably executed and enSnenis
" worthy 81 the patronage OF the public" Say
Marchant the eminent portrait painter. aud the
pupil OF Stuart, " your print 10 my mini 10
more remarkable than any other have seen,
for presenting the whole individuality OF the
original portrait, together with the noble ana
digniEcd r~pose OF air and manner, which all
who ever saw him considered marked charac-
teristic oGthe lluStrious man il CONNIE noTaies."
For the great merits Of this picture we would
refer every lover &c Washington TO the portrait
itself, 10 he seen at the office OF this paper and
to the letters OF tie following Artists, States
men. JnriSts and Scholars accompanying il.
ARrISTS.-Marchant and Elliott, of New
York; Nra.e, RnthrTmrl. and Lambdin, Of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, Of Boston :;
Charles Fraser, OF Charleston. 5. C; AMI 10 the
aIc taIc DCN rb;
It's, himself an artist. Stat"smen.-iIis Excel
lency Willard Fillmore, Major Gen. Winfield
Scott. Hon George VI. Dallas Hon. William
r. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd. Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. Win. 4. Graham,
Hon. John p. kennedy. Hon. X. &. Winthrop,
LID, JuIisS.--Hon. Roger r. fancy. Hon
John DueT. Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus
Choate. Scholars-CharIes Folsom. Esq. the
we'll known Librarian Of the Boston Aihenr-
um, who says. II would rather own IL than
any painted copy have ever seen; f. p Whip.
pie. Richard HIl'ireth, Hon Edward Everett.
LID, Jared Sparks. LID, William II. Pres
colt, LID, Washington Irving. Ralph W
Emerson, Esq, Prof / c Upham. J + Head.
", Fiiz Green Halieck. II w Longfellow,
VIM Gilmore Sinms: and from Europe. Lord
faiionrd. L 3 MacauIy, Sir Archibald Alison,
, Lord Mayor Of London. &c &c sc. The pre- as
throughout the entire union have with one
voice proclaimed the merits of this superb en-
craving.
To enable all to possess this valuable trea-
sure, il is sold at the lnw price of s. per cory
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS.
y. w. corner OF Fifth and Arch streets, PhiIa.
deIphia.
A. BURNETT.
Sole Agent for the State OF Maryland.
Arrangements have been made with the
Post Oaice Department, by which copies of the
. Portrait can De sent 10 any point, per mail, in
perfect order.
Or Persons by remitin- Five Dollars to A.
Burnett, lao Baltimore Street, Baltimore. will
have copy Of the Portrait sent to e e
OF Postage.
o. Magnificent Gilt Frames, got SPex-
pressly for these Portraits, furnished at the low
price of SIS each.