Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1853-01-08
TIE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF WAslIlN
TON.
JUST PUBLISHED.
TH WELSH'S MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON,
Engraved by permission from Sttarf's o,iiy orj,
ital ~pUtLfait. IN tie Aihenhnni. l,nsinn.

Engraved I ny permission frum Stuatt's only orig.
i'ial %pUrtrait, In the Aiheheuni, Boston.
Tn g superb picture. i5usfav we'd under the ~s,iperin
%teutehce Of THOMAS StJI1,Y. ESQ. the eminent
and highly eined aftisi. is tile only correct likeness
Of Washington ever published. II has been ffarne4
tssfised M the greatest work If art ever produced III
this country. As TO its fidelity, we refer to the let.
tiers 81 the adopted sup Of Washington. GEORGE.
WASHINGTON PARK CURTIS, who says. lit
is q faithful representation Of The celebrated origin.
all and to CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY Of the sn.
F,retne Cpiirt Of the United Stnias. who says. aAs
n work Of Hft its excellence and beatty must strike
every one WHO sees II and 1T Is no less happy iii its
like,iess 70 the Father Of bis country. II WINS my
gooq lor'nne 70 pa " seen him IN the davs Of my
%boylt'od. md his whole appearance Ia yet strongly
impressed q. my 'nefnory The pUtirait you have
isstied appears ty me tn he an ertrttff Hheuess. faps
t%esefting perfectly the expression ms well Ms tie
ll,riti mn ! Features Of the fare" And Gays 8 NAa
GAss' tt ~ hts-lhs Representation If The
the work appears 10 me To have been admirably
executed anu ftRfneatiy worthy Of the patronage Of
the public. Says siAhcHANf the eminent portrait
painter, and the pupil Of Stuart, your lrili to my
mini Is more remarkable Than any otfer | have
seeii, for presenting The thois Individuality of the
original portrait. together with the noble ard dlgni-
fed REFUSE ufair and manner, which all who ever
saw him considered a marked characteristic Of the
illustrioiis mai 1t commentaries"
Fer MeKtttt merits If his picture ,s ,roo1a teftr
etsrg lotsr Of WASHINGTON to NE portrait ITSELF, 10 be
step al The Office Of his piper and to he fetters Of
ars accompanying IT,
ARTISTS Mareliam atd Elliott. of New York :
Neagle, totiermel, and Iainbdit,, Of Philadelphia
Chester Harding, Of Boston Charles Fraser. uf
ChariestuNfl, q e., and to the adottstI son Of
Washifat II. Hon. Geo. ". r. curtis. himself Nh
artist :. sfarEsaEs Ills. Eseelletry Willard Fill
nlhre. Afniur Zen. Winfield gettt. HIN George III.
Dallas. Hon. Ivm. X. King Hon. daniel Webster,
Hon. Linn Boyd Hon. Lewis Gass. Hon. WIN. A.
Graham. Hon. John p. Kennedy. lion. H.. d wina
tlfop. Lb4 d. Juntsrs.-IIon. Hoger q. 1'any, Hon.
John Dtler, Hon. John McLeai. non. Ruf1s chbats.
sctoLAHs.-charles rolsem. ESQ., the we'll ktUwti
Librarian Of the pestul Ailieile1ti, who says, II
would rather own ltilan any painted copy | have
ever scent E.p4 wliirtae. %Hieiinrf iiildfeti. Hon I'd
wnrd Everett. b L. b., jared sparks, b H.. d., will.
liam II. Prescott. Il /. D.. Washington irving. nnlplt
w Emerson. ESQ. .Nfref T. q. tpliafi. ]. r iieatiley,
Fitzs Green ili,lieck, Il. " Longfellow win. ailnore
sintIis | and FROM EUROPE, Lord r~aifotird, r. b.
Macatilay. sir Archibald Alison, Lord mayor Of Lon-
don. DC. DC. THE rnEss, throughout the entire
uuioti, have with one voice proclaimed the merits
of this superb engraving.
10 enable all 10 posses this valuable treasure, II Ii
sold at the low price Of &g per copy.
published hy GEonaE VI Cffffps.
r.sw. corner Of Tiftll and Arch streets. philadelphia
j. b. BYERty.
sole Agent for the states Of rlofida, arkansas and
Lthl siIia.
rl,is portrait can only be obtained from MI.
sYERLy. or from his duly authorized agents.
arrangements have been made with The rost
office department, by which copies Of The ~r0rtrnit
can be sent To any point. per mail. Ia perfect order.
or persons by RENTING FIVE DOLLARS 10 j. b.
pYsaLY. new ~orleans, will have a copy Of the ror-
trait sent to them free Of Postage.
f1- magnificent Gilt fratfes, got up expressly for
these portraits, furnished at the low price Of $500
each.