Washington telegraph., 1853-01-05
The only True Portrait Of Washington,
JUST PUBLISHED,
III. B. Wefch's Magnificent
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.


Engraued (by peymissiOu) from Stxayt's
o7lly original Portrait, in Me
Atheneum, Boston.
THIS superb picture, Engraved under the sup
| l. erintendence of Thomas SuLLY. Esq. the
eminent and highly gifted artist is the only COR
rect likeness of Washington ever published
1t has been chara cterised the greatest work of
art ever produced in this country As TO its fdel-
Ity We refer to the letters OF the adopted son of
" Washington. GEORGE WASHINGTON PARK CUsrIs
who says tit IL q faithful representation Of the
celebrated origlnal,n and to Chief Justice Taney
OF the Supreme Court of the United States who
says, -As work OF art its excellence and beauty
must strike every one who it; and it is no less
happy IN its likeness to the Father of his country
1t was nv good fortune to have seen him in the
days OF my boyhood, and his whole appearance is
yet strongly impressed on my memory. The
portrait you have issued appears to me to be an
erGci likeness representing perfectly the expression
as We'll as the iorrn and features Of the iaceD-
And saws Senator CAss, IL Is ktt-iike reyresenfa-
lion oj me grcat or7gt',al. President FILLMORE
SAYS. -the work appears to me to have been ad-
mIrably executed ana eminenfly worthy Of the pat
ronage 81 the pubic.n Saws MARcHANT the emil
nent PORTRAIT painter. and the pupil OF Stuart,
your print 10 my mind is more remarkable than
Any oler haze seen lor presenting the whole
inntvdua lly "a ie original portrait together with
AAfS HpSr Gnu leFB@f o. 1lI trT manner.
which all who ever saw him considered marked
characteristic o. the illustEious man il commem-
crates"
For the great merits of this picture We would
refer every lover OF Washington 70 the portrait
itseL 10 be seen at the Office Of Ibis paper and to
the letters o. tae following Artists, Statesmen,
JuIists and Scholars accompanying it.
AFtists.-Marchanta and Elliott Vt New York:
Neagle. Rotherme and L9mbdin. Or Philadelphia;
Chester Harding. oi Boston: Charles Fraser Of
Charleston. 5. C.: snd 10 the adopted son of wash
ingtor- Hon Geo IN p. Cietis. himself an artist.
2fafesmen.-Ht Exrellency Millard Fill
more, Major Gen Winfield Scott Hon. George NJ.
Dallas. Hon. William f. King. Hon. Daniel Web
ster. Hon Linn Boyd. Hon. Lewis Cass. Hon.
M m a. Graham. Hon. John. r. Kennedy Hon
R. o. Winthrop IL. D
EuFists.-Hon Roger B. Taney Hon. John
Duer- Hon. John Mclean, Hon RUFUS Choate
SchOEars.-Charles Fulsom ESQ. the well
known Librarian Of the Boston Atheneum. who
says II would rather own it than any painted
copy have ever seen;' II. P Whipple. Richard
HIdretn, Hon. Edw. Everett, IL D.. Jared
! Sparks. Ii. d., William II. Prescott. IL D..
/ Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson. ESQ.,
Prot A. g: Upham, y. H. Headley, Fitz Green
\ Halleck H. W. Longfellow VIM. Gilmore Simms:
and FROM EUROPE, Lord Taord L. B. Macauley.
/ Sir Archibald Alison. LoId Mayor of London. &c,
| &C.. &c.
\ 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 low price OF S. per copy.
\ Published by GEORGE W. CHiLDS.
\ ". w. Garner of Fifth and .Arch 81 Get PhiLa.
j. d. BYERLY.
Sole Agent for the States OF Florida, Arkansas and
Louisiana.
\ This Portrait can only be obtained from Mr.
/ BTERLY, or from his duly authorized agents.
] ARA bar-o hao u A.. n
! Ofhce Department, by which copies OF the Por-
trait can be sent TO any point per mail in perfect
| order.
Eg-Persons by remitting FIVE DOLLARS to J.
D. BIERLY, New Orleans, will have a copy OF
the Portrait sent to them free Of Forage.
Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits, furnished at the low price Of
| 81 90 each.