Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-01-22
The only True Portrait OF Washington,
JUST PUBLISHED,
T. b. WEIGHS MAGNIFICENT
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON,

FURIkAlI UE WASHlNGIUN,
Engraved (by permission) from Sluarl's U1liy
original potlrali, in the Atheneum, Boston.
THIS superb picture, engraved under the superncnd
4 cuce OF THOMAS SILLY, Esq, the eminent and
highly gifted artist Is the only cjrrect likeness Of WASH
ngtun ever published 1t has been Characterised the
greatest work OF art ever produced IN this country As to
lts hleNy, we rc!e The letters 81 the adopted sln OF
Washington, GEORGE WASHINGTON PARK Gus
TS who says, lt is uithu representation OF the cc
cbrutcd Orgiral,n and to CHIEF JUSTICE rANEY OF
the Supreme Count Of the Uulted States who says, LAS
work OF art its excellence and beauty must strike every
one who 1t and ~ less happy IN ITS likeness to
the Father Of lis country 1t my good fortune to
have him in the day. of my bJyhJOd, and his whole
appcara~ce is yet strongly impressed Oh my mcm1ry-
The portrait you nve issued appears to me to be exact
likeness, representing perfectly the expression well
the fIm aud features OF the face" And says SENATOR
CASS it is hc-like representation the great original
PRESIDENT FllLMORE says, "thc work appears to
me t. have been admirably executed and cinnently
thy Of the patronage Of the public" Says MAkCHANT
the eminent portrait rnmter and the pupil Of Stuart,
"yuur PRINT u my mind Is remarkable than any other
have seen, II presenting the whole individuality Of the
original portrait together with the bic and dgnied
pose of air and manner, which all who ever saw him
Adered marked characteristic Of the ustrious man it
cummen1rutCs,n
For the great merits Of this picture we would refer eve.
ry lover OF Washington to the portrait ITSELF to be at
the Office OF thus paper and to the letters u the following
Artists, Statesmen JuTiss and Scholars lmpuny it,
ARTISTS -Marchaut aud Elliot, of New York. Nea-
gle, Rohcrmel and Iambdn, of Philadelphia Chester
Harding, of Boston Charles Fraser, of Charleston S. C
and to the adopted son OF Washngon, Hon George W
p Custis himself an artist. STATESMEN Ills Excel
lency AilNuTd llpTc, MAYOR Ucn W llhtu scott,
George VI. Dallas, Hon. William II. King Hon. Daniel
Webster, Hon. Linn Boyd, Hon. Lewis CHss, Hon VIM.
A. Graham, Hon John p Kennedy, Hon. r. c. Winthrop,
/ LII. D. JURlSTS lion. Roger b. fancy, Hon. John
Duer, II John Mclean, Hon Rufus Choate SCHOL-
ARS.--Chares Fols m, ESD the well known Librarian
Of the s,ln Ahencum, who says II would rather own
than any painted copy have ever seen )" +. p Whip.
plc Richard Idrch, Hon Edw. Everett, IL. D, Jared
Sparks LII. D.. William H. Prescott, LID, Washington
Irving, Ralph W Emerson, Esq, Prof 4, c. Upham,
r nendlry, Fltz Green Halcck, II. w Longic w, VIM
! Gilmore Simms; and FROM EUROPE, Lord Taltuurd
T. B. Mucaulcy, Sir Archibald Alison, Lord Mayor
! London, Sc. &c. &c THE PRESS throughout the en-
tire Union, have with one voice proclaimed the merits o
/ this superb engraving.
To enable ali possess this valuable treasure it sol
at the low price Of ~ per copy.
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
N w. corner Of Fifth and Arch streets, Philadelphia.
d, d. BYERLN,
Sole agent for the States Of Eastern Pennsylvania arC
Delaware
This Portrait only be obtained from MR.. BiER
LI, or (r IN his duy authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with the Post Office De
parment. by which copies OF the Portrait can be sent Il
/ any point, per mail IN perfect order. -
CE,' Persons by rcm.ttuG FIVE DoILAps 10 D. D. BY
ERLY, Phade,la, VIII have copy OF the Portrait sen
to them free of Postage
r. Magnificent Gilt Frames, got uH expressly fo
these Portraits, furnished at the low Price OF $500 each