Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-01-06
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF
WASHINGTON.
Just Published,
T. b. Weich's Nagnifcent
Portrait of iOsl.

Engraved (by permission) from Stuarts on
ly original portrait.in the Atheneum Boston
This superb picture, Engraved under
the superintendent of Thomas SuiIy.
Esq, the eminen, and highly gifted ar
Inst, is the only correc, likeness of Wash
ng,on ever published. Ii has been
characterised as the greatest work OF ART
ever produced in This country. AS to its
fidelity, We refer to the letters of the a
dop'ed son of Washington, George
WashinQtoa Park Custis, who sa, 5.
"it is faithful representation "f the Gel.
ehrated original and to Chief Justice
Ianny of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, who SAY S, ..As a work OF
art its excellence aud beauty must strike
every one who sees il: and IL is no less
happy in its likeness to the Father Of
his country. 1t was my good lnrlune 10
have seen him in ,he days"f my boyhoud.
and his whole appearance is yet strongly
impressed an my memcry. The por..iiai,
you have issued appears 10 me To be an
eract Hke.ess, REPRESENTING perfectly tie
expression as well as the form and lea.
lures of the face And says Senator
(aSs, ii is a Hte-iike representation Of
The great original. President Fillmore
says. "lhc work appears to me 10 have
been admirably executed and emiaeuHy
worthy of the patronage of The public
Says ndrchdnt the e,nlnen, portrait
painter, and the pulpit OF Suarl, "your
prin, TO my mind is more remarkable
than any either have seen, for present
lag The 1ch0ie individuality nf The original
.orral', together with The noble and Dig
ntied repose of air and manner, which
all who ever saw him considered mark.
ed characteristic Of The lllusrIous man i,
commentaries ... ....
for The great merits of this picture
zoe couid refer euery loUer OF Flashing
ton TO The portrait ikeif, {, be seen q
The office of tbs paper, and 10 TIE letters
OF tie toiioming artists. Statesman.
Jurists and Schoiars accompanying
ii. ..-. .....
of New York; Neagle. Ro,hermel, and
I.ambdln, ui Philadelphia; Chester Hard
ing, Of Boston; Charles Fraser, of
Charleston, =. g.; AID 10 the adopted
soa 81 Washington, Hon. Geo. w. =.
Curtis, himself an artist. STATES
MEN.-His Excelency Willard Fill
more. MAJOR Gen. Winfield Scott, Hon.
George Nj. Dallas, Hon. William X
King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass. Hon. WIN. A.
Graham, Hon. John T.. Kennedy. Hon
X. &. Wnthrnp, LII. ID. JURlSrS
Hon Rcger b. Fancy. Hon. john
Duer, Hon. John Mclean. Hon. Rufus
I huale. SCHOLARS.-Charles Fol-
som. Esq. the we'll known Librarian of
The Boston Aiheneun, WHO says. Il
v ould rather own II than an, pal"ted
copy have ever seen, T.. P. Whipple,
Richard Hildre,h. Hon. EIw. Everett,
LII. d.. William Ii. Prescott, LII d.,
Washington Irving. Ralph w. Emerson.
Esq. Prof., Il. &. Upham, j. I. Head
ley, Fl.z Green ilalleck, Ii. w. Lung
fellow. WIN. Gilmore Sums; and
FROM EUROPE, Lord TaIlrurd. +.
Ii. Macauley, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord
Ma, or of London, &c DC &c. THE
PRESS. throughout. The en'ire Union.
have with one voice proclaimed The
merits of this superb engraving
To enable all lu possess This valuable
treasure, II is sold at the low price OF So
per copy. Published by
GEORGE w. CHlLDS,
N. W. corner VI Filth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
Arrangements have been made with
the Post Office Department. by which
copies of the Porirau can be sent 10 any
point. per mai, IN perfect order.
~ Persons by tmniIng FIVE Dol
LARS 10 GEO. w. CIlLlDS. Will have
a copy of the Portrait sent to them free
OF Posfase.
Ls Magnificent Gil, Frames, got up
expressly tor these Portraits. furnished
al The low price of So 90 each.
Just Published,
MAGNIFICENT PORTRAIT OF