Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-18

AiDDIEToE'p PoErK.tr % WAsHHeToR n
olL.--ws Weie shovn yesterday q copy Of
Middleton's Portrait of Washington, taken
from stdArt'S celebrated picture in the
Capitol at Washington. This picture is
copied in oil BY lithographieAl process
known only to Mr.. E. O. Middleton, an ar
tlst Of Cincinnati, who has nPent years In
Ondeavoring to combine the oolors 90 as TO
produce perfect foo simiIs of the glorious
original portrait. When we say that the
efforts Of Mr.. Middleton is e success in the
true aOceptstiOn Of the term, we are only
doing simple justice. This portrait is such
perfect imitation Of oil painting, that It
has even deceived the professional artist at
the frst glance.
A copy Of this splendid portrait can be
seen at the LEADER Counting Room for a
few days.
We copy the following testimonials by
the Rev. DR.. Goddard, pastor of Christ
Church, Cincinnati, and Mr.. R. s. Duncan
son, the celebrated landscape and portrait
painter, also of Cincinnati.
WAsHHaToN-A day or two since we were
90 happy as TO become the possessor Of one
of fMiddleton's Portraits of Washington. just
at this present juncture no publication could
be more appropriate than the issue of this
portrait No house ought to be without
likeness Of the Father Of his country. Il
ought to be hung, too, most nspicuously in
the common sitting room Of the family, 80
that before it, the table may be spread with
plenty, and under its benign influence the
youth Of eur land be educated in the prinei-
Piles of Union and Patriotism.
Taken as this Portrait is from one Of Stu
arts best, we consider Il as superior TO any
that has yet been issued. It's eheapness, too,
will recommend it TO all Of our citizens. Il
has been our privilege to have enjoyed more
than usual opportunities for studying the
likeness of Washington, and therefore we
think that we are speaking advisedly, when
We give our warm eucomiums 10 that Just
Issued by Mr.. E. G, Middleton. Numerous
Portraits Of Washington have descended 10
the present generation, seeking to give Us
current idea of his personal appearance.
"The first was painted atthe age of forty
one, at Mount Vernon, in 1772, BY Charles
Wilson Peal. he executed others in '7s, |
'sl, 'eS, 's5, 's6. Various busts and Por-
traits have been made by Houden, Trum-
bull, Pine, Oerachi, Savage, Wertmuller,
Stuart, and Rembrandt Peale, TO whom WASH
ingtOn sat in 1894. Of all these, however,
only those Of Stuart and Rembrandt Peale |
have been considered as satisfactory. Be- |
tween these two, public sentiment has long
been divided. Each have their excellences, !
and each their admirers. A genuine Stuart, |
however, is regarded as upriValled. Hav- !
ing had the pleasure Of g personal friend |
ship with the late Rembrandt Peale, we |
have often sat in his studio, and watched |
him at work on his Portraits of Washington, |
nor can we do aught less than accord them |
the highest praise. We have, however, al |
ways thought them to be in a great degree |
ideal. The one great effort OF PeRle's life !
was to produce fne Portrait Of Washing |
ton. This he succeeded in accom- plishing |
to q great degree. At the same time we |
have seen stusrt's that were incompatible. |
In fact, fine copies by Stuart's own hands, |
painted when he was sober, have sold for |
over fifteen hundred dollars. It issuficient |
praise to say that Middleton's picture was |
taken from one of these; and it Is a most ad- |
mirable copy. A hundred dollars could not |
procure its superior.
Besides the busts Of Washington known
to the public, there Is in the possession of q
gentleman at Philadelphia 3 bust taken
from Washington's cwn face. This, how
ever, has never been given to the public,
there being but two or three copies in this
country, ;Or in Europe, of this invaluable |
head of the great Father Of the Union. We
thank God that it is not in the hands Of Sc
cessionist descendants Of the immortal
Washington. s'KIEesToE GODDARD"
81 have looked upon and admire the cele-
brated portrait of Washington by, Stuart.
have also seen and carefully examined
Middleton's Washington as the copy of
stuart's, and consider it in all respects
faithful copy, and well executed Oil PoE-
trait. ar. s. DuNoANsoH, Artist,
Cincinnati"
This Oil Portrait is put up in beautiful
guilt oval frame, and furnished to subscrib-
ers only, for the moderate sum Of eight lol-
hn.
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