St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27
THE ONLY TRUE PORTRAIT CT
WASHINGTON.
JUST PUBLISHED.
T. B. VEL cH'S MIC VIFTCEyT
PORrEsAk'T OF WASHING.
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Engraved (by perm issionp from Stusrt's only
original portrait IN the AtheBeuln, Boston.
Tins superb picture, Engraved under the
superintendent Of Thomas SulIy ESQ., the
sminent and highly gifted artist, is tie only
correct likeness Of HsshiHgtos ever published,
IL has been characterised as the greatest work
OF ait ever produced in this country. As 20 is
h''eiify, we refer to the letters of the adopted
son Of Washington, George WASH nxton Park
CustIs, who says. &" il is faithful representa-
ton Of the celebrated original" and 10 Chief
Justice fancy OF ti,e Supreme Court Of the
United States, who says, '' AS a work of art il
excellence and beauty must strike every on
who sees IT.: and Il - no less happy in its like
ness 10 the Father OF his country. II was nv
good ioTtHne to have seen him i'm the DAYS of
my boyhood, and his whole appearance is vet
strongly impressed On my memory. The pot
TRAIT you have issued appears to me TO be an
e@0ct HRen'ss' representing perfectly the
preston as well as the torn and features of
the face" And says Senator Cass il is a life
IKE representation Of the gre at original. Presi-
dent Fillmore says, =" the work appears 10 me
10 have been admirably executed and erninents
worthy OF the patronage Of the public" say
Marchant the eminent portrait painter. and the
p"p'' oil stuart, your Prist 10 my mind il
more remarkable than any other ! have seen
Tor presenting The whole iEdiy iGuaIify of the
original portrait, together Nit!i the noble aud
diSniheG T"pose OF air and manner which all
who ever saw him considered a marked charac-
teilstIe the IiIuStrious man II commentaries"
fot The great merits Of this picture We would
reier every lover OF Washington 10 the portrait
itself, TO be seen at the Office OF this paper. and
10 the letters OF the following Artists States.
men. Jnrlsts and Scholars accompanying IT,
ARFlSFS.-Marehsnt and Elliott, of New
York; Neagie, ROthermel, and Lambdin, Of
Philadelphia Chester Harding, Of Boston
Charles Fraser. OF Charleston. S y: am, IN The
Med nj ali n.rtn q Ehr IN
It's. himself an artist. Statesmen.-His Excel
lency Willard Fillmore, Major Gen. Winfield
Scott, Hon. Seorge ". Dallas, Hon. William
X. King, Hon. Daniel Webster, Hon. Linn
Boyd, Hon. Lewis Cass, Hon. VIM. A. Graham.
Hon. John P. Kennedy. Hon. X. Z. Winthrop,
LID, Jurisis.-Hon. Roger B. Taney, Hon.
John Duer, Hon. John Mclean, lion. RUFUS
Choate. Seholars-Charies Folsom, ESQ. the
well known Librarian Of the Boston Athen.-
nm, who says, II would rather own il than
any painted copy have ever seen; f. Whip.
pie. Richard HIidreth, Hon Edward Everett.
LID. Jared Sparks. LID, William II. Pres.
colt, LID. Washington Irving. Ralph w
Emerson, Esq, Prof + Upham. J 7 Head
", Fmz Green Halleck. II w LongleIow,
VIM Gilmore SInms; and from Europe, Lord
Iailourd, L Macauly, Sir Archibald Alison,
Lord Mayor Of London, &c &c Sc 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 at the low price Of S. per COPY
Published by GEORGE w. CHILDS,
N, w. corner Of Fifth and Arch streets, PhiIa.
d~iPhia.
A. BURNETT,
Sole Agent for the Stale OF Maryland.
Arrangements have been made with the
Post Ofhcr Department, by which copies of the
Portrait can De sent to any point, per mail, in
perfect order.
Or Persons BY remitting Five Dollars TO A.
Burnett. lao Baltimore Street, Baltimore, will
have copy Of the Portrait sent to them free
of Postage.
01- Magnificent Gilt Frames. got up ex-
FressIy for these Portraits, furnished at the low
price Of So each.