Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-02-24
The ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. B. WEIGHTS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.


Engraved (by permission) from Stuart's only ORR
gnal portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.
THIS superb picture, Engraved under the su-
Il perintendence of Thomas SULLY, Esq the
eminent and highly gifted artist is the only cor
rect likeness of Washington ever published. 1t
has been characterised as the greatest work OF
art ever produces. in this country. As to its fl
deity, we refer to the letters Of the adopted son
of Washington, GEORGE WAsHINGToN PARK Gus
IT'S, who says, ''it is faithful representation of
the celebrated original - and to CHIEF JUSTICE
TANEY of the Supreme Court Of the United States,
who says, ''As a 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 ap-
pearance is yet strongly impressed on my memory.
The portrait you have issued appears to me to be
an enact likeness, representing perfectly the ex-
preston as well the form and features of the
face And says SENATOR CAss, it is lye-Me
representation Of the great original. PRESIDENT
FILLMORE says, ssthe work appears to me to have
been admirably executed and eminently worthy Of
the patronage of the pubc.' Says MARCHANr
the eminent portrait painter, and the pupil Of
Stuart, ''your print to my mind is more remark
,ctole individuality of the original portrait, togeth
or with the noble and dignited repose of air and
manner, which all who ever saw him considered
a marked Characteristic of the illustrious man it
commentaries -
For the great merits of this picture ace acould ritter
every lorer of Washington to the portrait ITSELF to be
seen at the office Of this paper and TO the letters Of the
foo,cing Artists Statesmen, Juists and Scholars
.companying 1t.
ARTISTS.-Marchan and Elliott, of New
York; Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambdin, of Phila-
deIphia; Chester Harding. of Boston ; Charles
Fraser, of Charleston, S. e.; and to the adopted
son of Washington, hon. George w P Gusts, him.
self an artist. STATESMEN-His Exceency
Willard Fillmore, Major General Winfield Scott,
Hon George M Dallas, Hon William r King, Hon
Daniel Webster. Hon Linn Boyd, Hon Lewis
Cass, Hon William A Graham. Hon John Ken
needy, Hon G Winthrop, LII. D. JURISTS-
Hon Roger B fancy Hon John Duer, Hon John
Mclean, Hon Rufus Choate. SCHOLARS
Charles Folsom, Esq, the well known Librarian of
the Boston Atheneum, who says, 81 would rather
own it than any painted copy [ have ever SEEM"
Whippe, Richard Hildreh Hon Edward
Everett, LII. D., Jared Sparks, Ii. D., William
II Prescott, LII. d. Washington Irving, Ralph
w Emerson, Esq, Prof Il G Upham, L Head
ley, Fitz Green HalIeck, H. w. Longfellow, VIM
Gilmore Simms; and FROM EUROPE, Lord
Talford, + B Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison,
Lord Mayor of London, &c. &c. &c. The Press
throughout the entire Union, have with voice
proclaimed the merits of this superb engraving.
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure,
it is sold at the low price of S. per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
n w. corner of Fifth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
| A. BURNETT,
Sole Agent for the State of Maryland.
! 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.
sTPersons by RENTING FIVE DOLLARS to A.
| BURNETT, l40 Baltimore Street, Baltimore,
will have copy of the Partrait sent to them free
Of Postage. --
HMagnifcent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price of
IS 90 each.