Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-01-20
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF wAsHINeTo'
JUST PUBLISHED,
e. e. sTeacEs's Magnificent
RoaTRAsT OF WASHINGTON.

FOX HAaT OF SsSASstesSC (i%.
Engraved (by pcrmission) from Sluar''s on
iy original portrait, IN the Aihenum, Bos-
ton.
This superb pioture, Engraved under the
supermlendeace OF Thomas Sally, Esq. the
emineni snd highly gifted artist is the only
! correct likeness ol Washington ever publish
ed. Ii has teen characterised as the great
est work OF art ever produced in this country.
/ As 10 It's fidelity, we refer TO the letters of
the adopted son of Washington, George
Washington Park Custis, who says, lit is
faithful representation of the celebrated orig
ina," and to chief Justice fancy OF the Su-
preme Court of the United States, who says,
AS a work of arl It's excellence and beauty
must strike every one who sees ii and II Is
no less happy in its likeness 10 the Father
of his country. IL was my good fortune TO
have seen him in the days Of my boyhood,
and his whole appearance Is yet strongly I'M
pressed on my memory. The portrait you
have issued appears TO me TO be an efdct
ikcneSS, representing perfectly The express
sion as well as the iorm and features OF the
face" And SAYS Senator CaSs, IL as a life
Ike representation of the great original -
President Fillmore saws, the work appears
TO me to have been admirably executed and
.mneaHy worthy otIhe patronage OF The pub
lie" Says Marchant the eminent portrait
painter, and the publ Of Stuart, your print
/ 10 my mind is more remarkable than any
other have seen, for presenting the ChOie
individuality of the original portrait, together
with the noble and dignifed repOse of air
aud manner, which all who ever saw him
considered marked characteristic Of the IL
! la slrouS nan it commentaries"
For the sreat merits Of thiS picture ce 1Uould
refer crery loUer Of Washington to the pOr-
trait itself, 10 be seen at The office Of this pa
per and 10 tie letters of tie foAowiRg ArtsstS,
Statesmen, Jur7Sis and Scholars accompany
ing 1t.
Artists. -Marchant and Elliot, Of New
York Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambdin; Of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, OF Boston !;
Charles Fraser. Of Charleston, $. c.; and 10
the adopted son of Washington, Hon. Geo.
W. p Custis, himself an artist. Statesmen.
His Excellency MiIlard Fillmurs. Major
Gen. Winfield Scott. Hon. George NJ. Dal-
las, Hon. William Il. King, Hon. Daniel
Webster, Hon Lynn Boyd, Hon. Lewis
Cass, Hon. VIM 4. Graham, Hon. John p
Kennedy. Hon. r. c. Winthrop, LII. D.
Jurs,s.-Hon: Roger B. Tuney, Hon. John
Duer, Hon. lohn Mclean, Hon. Rufus Choale
Scholars.-Charles Folsom, Esq, the well
known Librarian of the Boston An,heneum.
who says, would rather own II than any
painted copy have ever seen;" Z. P. Whip
pie, Richard Hldreth, Hon. Edw. Everett.
/ IL D.; Jared Sparks, Ii D., William II,
Prescott, LII. D., Washington Irving, Ralph
w. Emerson, Esq, Prof. T. c. Upham, }.
T. Headley. Fitz Green Halleck, II. w.
Longlellow, VIM. Gilmore Simms; and from
Europe, Lord Taliourd, I. B. Macanley, Sir
Aarchibold Alison, Lord Mayor o! London,
&c. &c &c. The Press, throughout the en-
tire onion, have with one voice proclaimed
he merits OF this superb engraving.
To enable alto possess this valuable treas
ure, it is sold al the low price Of s. per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHlLDS.
\. W. corner Of Finh & Arch sis, PhIa,
ID. D. BYERLY,
Sole Agent for the States Of Eastern Penn
sylvania and Delaware
This Portrait can only be obtained from
Mr.. Byerly, OF from his duly authorized a.
gents.
Arrangements have been made with the
Post Office Department, by which copies Of
the Portrait can be sent 10 any Poiat. per
mail, in perfec: order.
E77 Persons by remilting Five Dollars to
D. d. Byerly. Philadelphia, will have a copy
Of the Portrait sent 10 them free of Postage
II Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up ex-
pressly for these Portals, furnished at the
low price OF $500 each