The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-02-16
rns ONLY TRUE roaraMr or WASHINGTON
JUST PUBLISHED, 4
r. b. WELCH'S ,EaHyHiflCEJNT
pORTRAlr OF WASHINGTON,

Engraved (i,y permissiot) from 6tuartS only ORR
einai portrsi., ii the Atheneun,. Boston.
This superb picture. Eagraved under the super.
intendence of THOMAS SULLEY, EsQ., the
eminent and highly gifted artist. i the only cor.
rect likeness Of Washington ever published, i
has heen characterised % the greatest work " aFt
ever produced ih this country. Asto iis hdelity.
we refer 10 the letter. of the adopted son Of
Washington, GEORGE WASHINGTON PARK
GUSTS, who says. "it is = faithful reprerenta-
tim If the celebrated original" and 10 CHIEF
JUSTICE TANEY Of the Supreme Court II the
United States, WIN says. "Asa work Of at ts
excellence aud beauty must strike every Os'e ~hn
sers il; am il is no less happy in its likeness to the
Father of his country. II was my gosH! fortune
| to have seen him in the days Of my boyhood. snd
his whale appearance 10 yet strongly Impressed
On my memory. The portrait you have issued
appears 10 he to be erdct likeness. representing
perfectly the expression as well AZ the TORN and
features Of the fare" And says SENATOR
CASS, II ia hfe.iikp representation cf the great
original PRESIDENT Fll.LMO RE SAYS. 1.-The
work appears to me to have been admirably exc.
cdted and smine,,fiy worthy Of the patronage Of
the public Says MARCHANT the eminent
portrait painter, and the pupil Of Stuart. ''yoar
print 10 my mind 10 more remarkable than any
other have seen, Tor presenting the irh0Ie indl
vidualiiy OF The original portrait. together with
the noble aud dignified repose Of air and manner.
which all who ever saw him considered marked
| characteristic Of the illustrious man itcommemo
rates" u ts..
For the great merits Of this picture we would
refer every lover Of Washington to the portrait
itself. to b. seen At the Office Of this paper, aud
to the letters Of the following Artists Statesmen.
Jurists and Scholars accompanying IT,
ARTISTS.-Marchant and Elliott, OF New
York; Neagle, Rothermei. aud Lambdin. Of Phil.
adelpia; Chester Harding, Of Boston; Charles
Fraser, Of Charleston, s. c.; and to the adopted
son Of Washington. Hon. Geo. W. P. Gusts,
himself an artist. STATESMEN.--His Excel.
lency Millad Fillmore, Major Gen. Winfield
Scott, Hon George NJ Dallas, Hon. William X.
King, Hon. daniel Webster, Hnn. Linn Boyd,
Hon Lewis Cass. Hon. VIM. A. Graham. Hun.
John P. Kennedy. Hon r. C Winthrop. IL. D..
JURISTS. Hon Roger Taney. Hon John
l,mrr, Hon. John Mclean. Hon Rufus Choste.
Scholars Charles Tolsom. Esq. the well
known Librarian of the Boston Athenetm. who
| says, 81 would rather own il than any painted
Hi,lre,h, Hon. Edward Everett. IL. D Jared
| sparks. LII. n, William II. Prescott, Ill. ID ],
Washington Irving, Ralph w. Emerson. Esq.
Prof. T. C. Uph.m,J T. Headley, Fnz Green
HslIeck, H. w. Longfellow, VIM. Gilmore
Simms; and FROM EUROPE, Lord Tafourd.
7. B. Mscauley. Sir Archibald Alison Lord
Mayor of London. Sc &C. &c. THE PRESS.
throughout. the entire Union. have with oi,e voce
proclaimed the merits Of this superb engraving
To enable all to possess this valuable treasure.
| il IL sold at the low price of $5 per copy
Published by GEORGE W. CHiLDS.
| N. w. corner Of Fifth aud Arch streets Ph'la'
WILLIAM G. STEEL,
Sole Agent for the States Of Ohio and Indiana
This Portrait can only be Obtained from MR.
STEEL or from his duly authorized agents.
Arrangements have been made with The Post
Office Department, by which copies Of the P"r'
trait can be sent to any point, per mall in perfect
order. ,At...-
Qo- Persons by remittng FIVE DoLLARs to
WM G.. STEEL, Cincinnati, Ohio. will have
copy of the Portrait sent to them rec of Posfdge
cot Magnificent Gilt Frames, got up expressly
for these Portraits. furnished at the low price Of
a.. 90 each.