The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-01-20
ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON
JUST PUBLISHED,
TB. WEIGHTS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
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Engraved (by permission from Stuarts only ORR
ginal portrait, in the Atheneum, Boston.
This superb picture, Engraved under the su-
nerlnte1dence of Thomas sally; Esq, the emf
nent and highly gifted artist; Is the only correct
likeness of Washington ever published. 1t has
beeh character ised as the greatest work of art
ever produced il, this country. As to ITS hdeli-
ty we refer to the letters OF the adopted son OF
Washington, George Washington Park Custis,
who saws. ..it is faithful representation of the
celebrated original" and to Chief Justice Ia
ney of the Supreme Court of the United states,
who saws, Gas a work of art its excellence and
beauty must strike every one who sees II J and
II Is no less happy in its likeness TO the Father
of his country 1t my good fortune to have
seen him IN the days of my boyhood, and his
whole appearace is yet strongly impressed ON
my memory The portrait YOU have ISSUED ap-
pears to me to be an exact hReRess, representing
perfectly the expression well az 1ie form ana
features of the face" And says Senator Cass'
IS hfe-like representation Of the great OrfgfnR,
President Fillmore says, ''the work appears to
me to have been admirably executed and emf
f1ently worthy of the patronage of the public"
Says Marchant the eminent portrait painter, and
the pupil of Stuart, ''your print to my mind IS
more remarkable than any other L have seen,
for presenting the ,eAole individuality of the ori-
o:c"l nnrtrait- together with the noble and Dig
nifed repose Of air and manner, wirici, all who
ever saw him considered a marked cnaracrer1st
tic of the illustrious it commentaries"
For the great merits Of this picture are Icoutd re-
fer eUe,y loUer Of Washington to the portrait itself
to be at the office Of this paper, and TO the let
ters Of the Jolloring Artists, Statesmen, Jurists
and Scholars accompanying Il.
ARTISTS-Marchant and Elliott of New
York Neagle, Rothermel, and Lambdin, Of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, of Boston
Charles Fraser, Of Charleston, S. c.; and to
the adopted son of Washington, Hon. Geo. w.
P. Custis, himself an artist. Statesmen.-His
Excellency AIillard Fillmore, Major Gen. VIM
field Scott, Hon. George NJ. Dallas, Hon. viii
liam r. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A. Graham;
Hon. John 2. Kennedy, Hon, r. c. Winthrop;
Ii. ID. Jurists.-Hon. Roger b. Taney, 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 seen - E. p. Whipple;
Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edward Everett, IL. d:
Jared Sparks, LID, William ii. Prescott, LID,
Washington Irving, Ralph Emerson, Esq,
Prof. 7. c. Upham, j. t. Headley, Fitz Green
Halleck, ii. Longfellow, VIM. Gillmere
Simms; and from Europe, Lord Talfourd, I. b.
Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor Of
London, sc. sc. sc. The Press throughout the
entire Union, have with one voice proclaimed
the merits of this superb engraving.
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure,
it is sold at the price of So per copy.
Published by GEORGE W. CHILDS,
n. W. corner of Fifth and Arch streets, Phila.
J. w. HUDSON,
Sole Agent for Western Pennsylvania.
This Portrait can only be obtained from Mr..
Hudson, or from his duly authorized agents.
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 per-
feet order.
gaF Persons by renting five Dollars to J.
W. Hudson Pittsburg, Pa, will have a copy Of
the Portrait sent them free Of Postage.
ses- Magnificent Gilt Frames got up express
y for these Portraits, furnished at the low paIoo
of $500 each.