Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1853-02-17

T. r. WELCH'S MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
Engraved (by permsson) from Stuart's only OIL
gna portrait, il the Atheneum, Boston.
|vTHIS superb picture, Engraved under the su-
& perin;endence of THOMAS SuLLY, Esq, the
eminent and highly gifted artist, is the only cor
rect likeness of Washington ever published. 1t
has been characterised rs the greatest work OF
art ever produced in this country. AS to its Il
deity, we refer to the letters Of the adopted son
of Washington, GEoRGE WAsHIsGToN PARK Gus
IT'S, who says, "it is faithful representation of
the celebrated orig ginal " and to CHIEF JUSTICE
TANEY Of the Supreme Court Of the United States,
who says, Gas 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 exact likeness, representing perfectly the ex-
preston as well the form and features Of the
face" And says SENATOR CAss, it is a Hte-lke
representation Of the great original. PRESIDENT
FILLMORE says, ''the work appears to me to have
been admirably executed and emnentiy worthy of
the patronage of the public" Says MARCHANr
the eminent portrait painter, and the pupil of
Stuart, "your print to my mind is more remark
able than any other have seen, for presenting the
rhole individuality of the original portrait, toge tn
manner, which all who ever saw him considered
a marked Characteristic of the iIlustrous man it
commentaries.
For the great merits Of this picture rould refer
ere,y lorer of Washington to TIE portrait Itself, to be
seen at the office is paper and to the letters Of the
olloring .4tSts, Statesmen, JristS and Scholars ac-
companying It.
ARTISTS.-Marchant and Elliott, of New
York Neagle, Rothermel. and Lambdin, of Pha
delphia; Chester Harding, Of Boston Charles
Fraser, of Charleston, S. g.; and to the adopted
son of Washington, hon. George w P Custis him.
self an artist. STATESMEN-His ExcelIency
| Millard Fillmore, Major General Winfield Scott
Hon George NJ Dallas, Hon William King, Hon
Daniel Webster, Hon Linn Boyd, Hon Lewis
Cass, Hon William A Graham. Hon John P Ken
nedy, Hon R 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 O
the Boston Aheneum, who says, 81 would rather
own it than any painted copy 1 have ever seen; :
E Whpple, Richard Hildreth, Hon Edwart
Everett, LII. D., Jared Sparks IL. d., William
H Prescott, LII. D., Washington Irving, RALPH
w Emerson, Esq, Prof Il c Upham, ] Il Head
ley. Fitz Green Haeck, H. w. LongfeIIow, Wn
Gilmore simms; and FROM EUROPE, Lore
Talford, + Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison
Lord Mayor of London, &c. &c. &c. The Pres
throughout the entire Union, have with one voic
proclaimed the merits of this superb engraving.
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure
it is sold at the low price of S5 per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
N. w. corner of Fifth and Arch streets
Philadelphia.
i A. BURNETT,
Sole Agent for the State of Maryland.
Arrangements have been made with the Pos
Office Department, by which copies of the Por
trait be sent to any point, per mail, in perfec
order.
| SI5Persons by remitting FIVE DOLLARS to A
BURNETT, 14O Baltimore Street, Baltimore
will have copy Of the Partrat sent to them fire
Of Postage.
! ISMagnifcent Gilt Frames, got up eXpressl
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price o
IS 90 each.