Washington telegraph., 1853-01-12
The only True Portrait of Washington.
JUST PUBLISHED,
x. B. WeEch's Magnificent
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.


Engrared (1y pe,missi0'a) from Stuayt's
only orlgiaak z0rtraft, in The
AtheAeHn, Boston.
THIS superb picture, Engraved under the sup
= erntendence Of THoMAs SuILY, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, j. the only cor
rect Likeness of Washington ever published
1t has been characterised as the greatest work of
art es produced in this country. As to its del-
lty, we refer 70 the letters of the adopted son of
Washington, GEcKGE WASHINGTON PARK CUsT1s
who says, ut Is faithful representation Of the
celebrated origInal,n and to Chief Justice Taney
Of tae Supreme Court Of the United States. who
says, s'As work of art its excellence and beauty
must strike every who IT. and it is no less
happy in its likeness to the Father Of his country
1t 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. The
portrait you have issued appears TO me to be an
erat fttHess representing perfectly the expression
as well as the form and features of the facen-
And says Senator CAss, IL is Afe-tke representa-
non of hle greGz original. President FILLMORE
says the work appears to me TO have been ad-
mlraby executed and en7ineltly worthy Of the pat
ronage Of the pubiic.D Says MAgcHAsT the emf
nent portrait painter. and the pupil Of Stuart,
your print to nay mind j. more remarkable than
amy other have seen, for presenting the whole
individuality of the original portrait together with
the noble and dignihed repose o. air and manner,
\ which all who ever saw him considered marked
CHARACTERISTIC OF the ilustrous man it commem-
\ oratesD
For the great merits OF this picture we would
refer every lover of Washington to the portrait
ITSELF to be seen Al the oc8 of this paper and to
The letters of the following Artists, Statesmen,
Jurlsts and Scholars accompanying it.
| ArtisTS.-harchantand Elliott OF New York;
Neagle, Rntherme, and Lambdin of Philadelphia:
4 fNhnctar nrrfss .rf.
| Charleston s. o.; and to the adopted son of wash
ingtoE, Hon. Geo. w. p. Custis himself an artist
Statesmen.-His ExcelIency Millard Fill
! more, Major Gen. Winfield Scott Hon George NJ.
Dallas Hon. William H. King, Hon. Daniel Web
ster Hon. Linn Boyd, EDn. Lewis Cass Hon.
pr; 4; Graham hon. Joan. p. Kennedy, Hon.
r. G. Winthrop, II. y.
Jufists.-Hon. Roger B. fancy, Hon. John
Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon. Rufus Choate.
\ SchOfars.-Charles Fulsom ESQ. the well
known Librarian of the Boston Atheneum. who
says ii would rather own it than any painted
copy have ever seen:p Il. II. Whipple Richard
/ HildFeth. Hon. Edw. Everett LII D. Jared
! Sparks. LII. d., William IL Prescott. LII d..
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson. Esq
| Prot I. 9. Uphan, ,. IT, Headey, Fitz Green
| Haileck, II. w. Longtellow, VIM Gilmore Simms:
and From EUROPE, Lord Taliord. T. g. Macauley,
Sir archibald Alison, Lord Mayor Of London. &C.
| &C.. &c.
! 4f fAI N LGs5@ llEolztaOLL Inc entire Union,
have with one voice proclaimed the merits of this
superb engraving.
10 enable ali TO possess this valuable treasure,
1t Is sold at the low price of 8 per copy
Published by GEORGE Wv. CHfLDS,
y. W. corlsr of Fifth and .2rci street PAila.
J. ID. BYERLY
Sole Agent for The States Of Florida Arkansas and
| Louisiana.
This Portrait can only be obtained from NJ.
BEERLTi or from bis duly authorized agents
I Arrangements have been made with the Post
Oihre Department, by which copies of the Por-
trait can be sent to any point, per mail in perfect
| order
B7-Persons by renting FRYE DOLLARS to j.
ID. BYERLY, New Orleans, Will have copy of
the Portrait ". ID them free If Postage
Magnificent Gilt Frames got Up expressly
~ these Portraits, furnished at lie low price Of
| - 20 each.