Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-02-22

- z, sen Has pcen tAl Ditcd since tHen al
Various Ltimes,in tie prnGipHs ~ciiit Of Tie
ri 4 81 btates--a part Of The time BY the uil
I ~ coy 2 I. FRs 81 2 SQUARE FEET Of CANVAS :
being q feet Icng BY ID vide:
CONTAINS 90 IIFE-SIZE FIGURES.
fH and lis ralded MI Ii.
- 900 Dollars.
Il has been visited 81 thousands and tens
et lhoesands, and received tile enthusiastic
admiration Of artists, conuOisssufs ami cler
gyu9eRs Manysef the most astinsuished2clef.
men ifs tfe eoG,try have made il The subject
81 discourse, Viz: Rex, Dir, WagIana! Rev.
DI. SpFagne Rev. DR.. WEIGH 2Refl Hr. Bad6n.
Rev pfE Clsrefand aana9 many tta.ers,
Death issnot painted as skeleton, Int Is
= king or Intnsfch, FSaee in IS hadomy olse,,si-
W There is,t Therefore, Sho4hlAg 1epu.siye in
the Representations RxE III 5# i
.TheiH ere tseeHty7tfree hsures upon tie
sanYassarl hanged into .are groass. These are
psaiatafld the corpse or . ytathx under rs
feet, showing tile power Of death Seyer IN.
rice. i OH the right, War, attended bSS.con
Jsagfati9a, and fAlpwed ly Faminc ana >RS-
1 tAttenee. he Wlfrior tyamples ltn4er IFS
feet the BlYid0@ ana Orphan ]; while Ills sla Ia
tictim Ialislhahind. 1f5f i.
sss On the left. pleasure pkrsonifpiny< Tie
tsfnAfat93ns ankl CHAINS of sen 8ua | indulgence
IA Yots. taking he f,rSti ititesiet. Il rlg c,to
finn It'd hand % Pleasure ;Ilten tollow He.
rlof,ss Detlrit;na q remess. ana Saictae.
- the iaft Of these Is q group OF figures
rsrrese ptng the various Diseases IS ageh 81
DeatA, ttoafhi -an bY tie iadplgence4a .5infuf
n sasnfss-- IONS 1saption, Festr, 4poAtcry,s
l l1t Deopsy. Goua aaa iaadum1-
.fspn thf other side of Death, >Ozd Age, bend
ing undsrstiie infrmtiy OF years, approac Is
The King Of 'fefrlrs. Ilrlae, R4itgiion, Fsiia
jssaHe;s oyer and supports hial, booking Il,
lEeaSensEln hope, ana Confidence The olG
imam / h 4sInglytd d Clyq&tian life, is nov s,ls
tanned Lg Faith IN the hour of ttafh ale.
sees.Defth iist before him, AMI, opens lis arms
III weldone the dread monarch. t+s7 . 4.
s4sarh is a Fiefaad impefiett 9u t55ine oftiis
s IaboF 9i a4iIfs4'' 59
Iae kF.grsyings viii not only enbody all
Tile subl4lf ideas ef Tie Padding, but win
prrsel: HE atsssFtt beauty ada skili pf the
~ Unite s.tefttidp is he f5l.o 81, silg tys'i-.
1.E.gs
II New sYdRk. Noy3 9th 1858. f
Tbs III 10 certify tiiatI haveIaoldH H. G. o.
C9ltan, the otigl aal Painting bY-my fafher-inIs
law, Relh4fandt Peale, known Al THE = Court
IT fDeatA I" II 1onN III. GR'scoM.
# PnIknElraiA,e Nos.2 d. 4s55.
To- DR. XII a.: CoEroE.-The ftC0urt or
Death ,,"Bwhief you have| beugh tof:Dr GTis-I
I I'm, is TIE Original Painting VI ich.I execns1
ttd.ih lthe city of Baltimore in 1922, and OF
which upcopy Aas7beea made. . sFa.-~~-r1
RENsRAS p4-rFEAIE.
Il Letter .fron The Iloa. Msf5d1FFd IEf8,ore.
b FrElo. June. IS, 1857.
GEs rEEarN- Doctor Clifton, having ln|
charge. Rembrandt Peale. sceleuratad Paint
ing Of The Courtof Death,'' informs me
that he lintea9s visiting your ptaeefor eXhis
hiiTR Hs. has been here some three Weeks,
and The Painting has Lad numerous Sisilols5
| confess / Lay Been greatly pleased with.
this splefdidssp ecitiie b Of AntrEean genius J
/ cannot doubt lila. ali persons Of taste MIA
betglaat layean.o nrortun!t yof ste!$g so en- /.
iasnt a work. sRa am sure ii wonld gIye
soa p!eas ute1 to do anything iii yBar i eyer 10
promote the object which the Doctor has / d
yiews Respectfully years,
= MiLLARp F4iMoR :.
!! 70 Hof, B, Storer. Hon. ~ 81 Bond, Hon.
]. eli Wright, Cincinnati, i. rs.e
Ftoasiifsudr5 HI SssIi w, of ProyitieElce, r.
|. 90 Bis dor E4sTerRS,, If Boston, Gnsfer dstt
Of Pluyiaence, SEPT u. IS S.
49, The. great EaeFaasplctuFe, by
Keintyanil. Peale, III had the pleasure VI seze-s
taig fTtqdeiltly. son a:ier it was pair It'd !.
many sears ago, inIBaltimore, where the art
list then resided. Il then considered it, as
De neNj D work most happyi in lis CONCEPTION
ana adNlEa he faitSrxecution
ftis'a workof5a hightorler Of
inertia Ipfeaqhlng representation ;of a. most
iHlgIe4 siSSes su5ieet.
Yours Very afTectonasely.
'a Ar. x. HsSsHAw.
! Bishop Eaaiburn. VI IIsI.
e#..@a in ,r49 fl,n aR,,etaY, Cpnyaar Est Is
4 Those syhe@olld view ore of the most rare
and bgaulIiul production Of Anne Flca p genius,
sLoula MT fail to seaftte 4 Goart Ct DEATH II
Ia is tree ffoin everything indelicate o. pbjec
ionable .4anti conveys "a most Nivtd rlioraf-les
son rsspecti8gIthe great evils OF lite.4 sSz
"a. iFI9n tile New Orleans PIEayane.
ii IAictlTe4 il is b poem, book, and one.
IL u hfchE every sentence has been carefully
BIT every pelusalsof ~ HIGH, some
neR idea will be leYea9ed.H ltisiike readlag1
Shakespeare. s. .s5yr
surely fs2 fine an engraving, erabodying So
much be .artistic. beauty AMI tne Itnorai sentt
men, pteRcbing 50 6ioquent and Impressive q j
sermon tp The .bsh fser, and forming such psi
fine parior ornament, vi be sought for inlali
seeiioas.E The uSuaipnce of such works be-
iugEnot less than FIVE Dollars, il is believed
the. entire edition of3 these, offered al only
One Doll ST, viii Sc takenfn short tifno.
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following gentlemen. The veaerabse Rem
bta nd r eaiej q utApaof the Painting. Phisa
ae!phia HE il MiiiaFd Fillmore, buffalo. Al
NJ. Holbrnok, Esq., N. o. Pieagppe NJ. b 8.
DE-, New Orleans. Rev. Asa =.
smith ID. ID Rev George B. Gheeyer ID. D.
Rev. Gorham#D. Abbott, (Sping et. Institute !.
Hon. .Erastus Brooks. Hon. EenfyEJ. Ray
lnend J.. H.. Emerson & CO., New York.
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postage stamps Go pay the postage on lie
Engraving, d numbered Teceips Mil be re
turned idlmedintsly, with the certificate q
in the Painting, aud the En-
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Anypatsen who obtains FIVE subserib ers, . nd
enclose SD with is stamps. shall reserve SIX
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Paniings
Agents lean make money rapidly taking
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enclosing One Doliar.l and SIX letter pos.aee
stamps Eli prepay postage on tue eneiavsnes
and package. win receive, ptepaip, one NE
first copies issued Of the Engraving as as spec
men, certificate Of prepEietoFshlp ~ ms
Painting also one hundred copies 'of an M
tefestingI historical and de$cFip tise pamphlet
oisthe work, for ds.ribaiion and letter 81
aseacy, enabling him to commence at once
taking subscription. III as 4
! no avoid mistakes, the applicant should