St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT u
WASHINGTON.
JUST Puf3T.iSHEn
T. b. WEIGHTS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHING
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Engraved (by permission from Stnart's only
original portrait. ia the Atheneum, Boston.
This superb picture, EngTaved under the
suPerntendenee or Thosaas Sally, ESQ, the
eminent and highly gifled artist. is the only
correct likeness Of Washington ever published.
+ IL has been characterized a. the greatest work
Of art eve. produced in this country As 10 its
fidelity, We refer 10 the letters of the adopted
son OF Washington, George Washington PaEk
Gusts. who says. &c il 10 a faithful representa-
ton OF the celebrated original" and to Chief
Justice fancy OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States, who says, :" As a work Of art IL
excellence and beauty must strike every on
who sees IL; and it is no less happy in its like
mesa To the Father OF his country. II was nv
good fortune 70 have seen him in the days Of
my boyhood, and his whole appearance 10 yet
strongly impressed on my memory. The p0r-
trait yon have issued appears 10. e.T,.se ".
exact Hkenssss EepErsenting M
preston as Wen as the Iofm and leasITes Of
the face" And says Senator Cass. il is q life
like representation OF the gre at original. Presi-
dent Fillmore says, the work appears 10 the
10 have been admirably executed and eminen
y worthy OF the patronage OF the public" Say
Marchant the eminent portrait painter. and the
pupil OF Stuart, "your print to nv mind il
more remarkable than any ether have seen,
Tor presenting tile whole indiv iduaiitv OF the
original portrait, together with the noble and
dignihed repose OF air and manner, which all
who ever saw him considered mark ed charac-
teTIsiic OF the ilnstTious man il CONNIE moEates."
For the great merits Of this picture we would
refer every lover OF Washington 10 the portrait
itself. 10 he seen at the office of this paper. and
10 the letters OF the following Artists, States
men. JnriSts and Scholars accompanying H.
ARTISFS.-M arclIsnt aud Elliott of New
York; Neagie, RntheTmei, and Lambdlin of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, of Boston :;
Charles Fraser. oi Charleston. S. q; and 10 The
adopted son Of Washington, Hon. G. w. p. Gus.
tbs. himself an artist. Statesmen.-His Excel
Ieney Willard Fillmore, Major Gen. Winfield
Scott, Hon. Seorge VI. Dallas. Hon. William
r. King. Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. WIN. A. Graha N
Hon. John p. Kennedy. Hon. X. &. Winihror.
LID, Jurists.-EOn. Roger 2. fancy Han
John DmeG. Hon john Nc Lc.c, ton Rufus
Caoate. Scao'1rs-ChaT.rs Folsom. ESQ ne
w"" G"Own Librarian Q! the Boston Aihene-
um, wnO saya i wouI! rathe! own !; than
any painted copy I have ever seen; f p Whip.
pie. Richard HIldreth. Hon Edward Everett,
LID, Jared Sparks, LID, William II. Pres
colt, LID. Washington Irving. Ralph w
Emerson, Esq Prof Z c Upharn, J r Head
w. FIiz Green HaIIeck. n w LongfelIow,
WIN Gilmore Simms; and from Europe, Lord
raliourd, + MacanlY, Sir Archibald AIisor,
Lord Mayor OF London. &c &c &c. The press
throughout the entire union have with one
voice proclaimed the merits OF this superb en-
craving.
To enable all TO possess this valuable trea =
sure, il is sold az the low price of S. per copy
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
N. w. corner OF Fifth and Arch streets, Phiia.
deiphia.
A. BURNETT,
Sole Agent for the State OF Maryland.
Arrangements have been made with the
o. psRaS.nsnt by which copies of the
20 Dc sent to any point, per mail, in
perfect order.
~ Persons by remitting Five Dollars to A.
Burnett, 40 Baltimore Street, Baltimore. will
have copy OF the Portrait sent 20 them free
Of Postage.
ert- Magnificent Gilt Frames. got up ex.
Pressly for these Portraits, furnished al the low
price Of SIS each.
Just issued.
MAGNIFICENT PORTRAIT OF
& T. ~ II &c H. y "A ID = d y.
Engraved by T WEIGH, ESQ, after the orisi-
nal portrait painted by L Sully, Esq.
This Portrait will be match Tor the Wash
ington, and is in every respect as well cot up.
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