Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-01-13
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON
JUST PUBLISHED.
T. B. Welcia's Magnificent
PORTRAIT or VgAsngH GyCN.

f"OR KALI OF W ASs1sH IsTCN.
Engraved (by permission) from Sruar,'s or
ly original portrait, in the A,henum, Bos-
ton.
This superb picture. Engraved under the
superintendent OF Thomas Sullg, Esq. the
eminent snd highly gifted artist. is the only
correct likeness of Washington ever publish
ed. 1t has been characterised as the great
est work of art ever produced in this country.
As to lis fidelity, we refer 10 The letters of
the adopted son Of Washington, George
Washington Park Custis who saws. ut is
faithful representation Of the celebrated orig
lna!, and TO chief Justice Fanev Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, wha saws.
As work of art its excellence and beauty
must strike every one who sees 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 i'm
pressed on my memory. The portrait you
have issued appears 10 me to he an eIact
LIKENESS, representing perfectly the express
sion as we'll as the form and features of the
face" And says Senator Cass, IL IS life
like representation Of Tie great original =
President Fillmore saws, The work appears
to me to have been admirably executed and
eminently worthy ofthe patronage ofthe pub
lie" Saws Marchant The eminent portrait
painter, and the publ of Stuart, your print
TO my mind is more remarkable than any
other have seen, for presenting the gChole
individuality of the original portrait, together
with the noble and dienifed repose of air
and manner which all who ever saw him
considered a marked characteristic of the IL
lu sirouS man it c)mmemorateS."
For The great merits Of This picture ace ocouid
refer eUery lO0er Of Washington 10 the por-
trait itself, to be seen at tie office of this pa
per and 10 the letters ofMe fo}iowing ArttSks,
Statesmen, JuriSts and Scholars accompany
ing II.
Artists.-Marchant and Elliot. Of New
York Neag lie, Rothermel, and Lambdin; of
Philadelphia Chesttr Harding, OF Boston !;
Charles Fraser, of Charleston, S c.; and to
the adopted son Of Washington, Hon Geo
w. P. Custis, hmselfa an artist. Statesmen.
His ExcelIency Millard Fillmore, Major
Gen. Winfield Scott. Hon George NJ Dali
las, Hon William r. King, Hon. Daniel
Webster, Hon Lynn Boyd, Hon. LIE wis
Cass, Hon. VIM 4. Graham, Hon. John P.
Kennedy, Hon. r. G.. Winthrop, LII. D.
Juris,s-Hon: Roger B. Tnney, Hon. John
Duer, Hon. John Mclean, Hon Ruins Choate
Scholars.-CharIes Folsom, Esq, the well
known Librarian of the Boston Antheneum,
who saws, " ! would rather OWN it than any
painted copy have ever seen;" Z. P. Whip
pie, Richard HIldreth, Hon. Edw. Everett.
LII. D.; Jared Sparks, Ii d., William II,
Prescott, IL D., Washington Irving, Ralph
w. Emerson, Esq, Prof. t. c. upham, J,
IT. Head!ey. Fitz Green HaIleck, IL. W.
Longfelow, VIM. Gilmore Simms; and from
Europe Lord Talourd, 7. B. Macanley, Sir
AarchibOld Alison, Lord Mayor Of London
| &c &c. &c. The Press, throughout the en-
| tire Union, have with one voice proclaimed
he merits of this superb engraving.
! To enable alto possess this valuable treas.
ure, it is sold at the low price ol $5 per copy
Published by GEORGE w. CHlLDS.
n. W. corner of Filth & Arch sls., PhiI'a
! D. D. BYERLY,
Sole Agent for the States Of Eastern Penn
sylvania and Delaware
This Portrait can only be obtained from
Mr.. ByerIy, or from his duly authorized a
gents.
Arrangements have been made with the
Post Office Department, by which copies o
| the Portrait can be sent to any point, pei
mail, in perfec: order,
IL Persons By remitting Five Dollars Il
D. d. Byerly. Philadelphia, will have copy
of the Portrait sent to them free of Postage
II Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up ex
pressly for these Portraits, furnished at th'
low price of $500 each