Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-01-13
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT OF
trr WASHINGTON s
lust Published,
T. b. Welchs Magnificent
Portrait Of Washington.

Portrait Of Washington.
Engraved (by permission)f rom Stuart's on
| ly original portrait, in the Atheneum Boston
This superb picture, Engraved ander
the superintendeEce of Thomas Suily,
Esq, the eminent and highly gifted ar.
list, is the only correct likeness OF Wash
inglon ever published. IL has been
characterised as the greatest work Of ar,
ever produced in this country. Asto its
| fidelity. We refer TO the letters of the a.
dop,ed son of Washington, George
Washinefen Park Cusiis, who says,
iii is a faithful representation OF The Gel.
ebrated original and TO Chief Justice
Ianny of he Supreme Court Of the
United States, who says, "As work OF
ar, its excellence aud beauty must strike
every one who sees il: and il is no less
happy in lis likeness to the Father Of
his country. 1t was my good fortune to
have seen HMM the days of my boyhood,
and his whole appearance is yet strongly
impressed on my memory. The portrait
you have issued appears 10 me to be an
exact likeness, representing perfectly tie
expression as well as the form aud lea.
lures of the face,' And says Senator
Cass, IL is lJe-like representation Of
the great original. President Fillmore
says, ''tbe work appears TO me to have
been admirably executed and eminsnfty
worthy of the patronage of The public.
Says Narchant the eminent portrait
painter, and the pupil Of Stuart, "your
print TO my mind Is more remarkable
than any other have seen, for present.
ing the sohote individuality of the original
portrait, together with the noble and dig
nitied repose OF air aud manner, which
all who ever saw him considered a mark
ed characteristic of The illusrious man it
commemorates.'
For the great merits Of this picture
ace couldrefer eUery loUer of Washing
ton TO the portrait itself, t, be seen a.
the office OF THIS paper, and TO the letters
Of tie toiiowing .4rtists, Statesman,
Jurists and Scholars accompanying
it.
ARTISTS.-ar chant and Elliott,
of New York; Neagle, Rotherme, and
Lambdln, of Philadelphia; Chester Hard.
ing, of Boston; Charles Fraser, of
Charleston, S. G.; and To The adopted
son OF Washington. Hon. Geo. w. p.
Curtis. himself an artist. STATES
MEN.-His Excellency 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. Vim. A.
Graham, Hon. John p. Kennedy, Hon.
X. G. Winthrop, LII. ID. JURISrS.
Hon Roger b. fancy, Hon. John
Duer, Hon. John Mclean. Hon. Rufus
Choate. SCHOLARS.-Charles Fol-
som, Esq. the well known Librarian of
the Boston Atheneum, who says, Il
would rather own il than any painted
copy have ever seen, E. p. Whipple,
Richard Hildreth, Hon. Edw. Everett,
LII, D., William III. Prescott, Lii D.,
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson,
Esq, Prot, +. G. Upham, ]. L. Head
ley. Fitz Green Halleck, FL. w. Long
fellow, VIM. Gilmore Simms; and
FROM EUROPE. Lord Falfourd. +.
b. MacauIey, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord
Ma,or 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 Inc low price Of So
per copy. Published by
GEORGE w. CHILDS,
NV. corner of Fifth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia.
Arrangements have been made with
the Post Office Department. by which
copies of the Portrait can be sent TO any
point, per mail, in perfect order.
~ Persons by RENTING FIVE Dol
LARS to GEO. w. CIILIDS. will have
a copy OF the Portrait sent to them free
of Postage.
1 Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up
expressly for these Portraits, furnished
at the low price of SIS 90 each.
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