Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-04-14

| MIDDLEFoN's FINE PoRTRAITs.-In con-
seqence of the unfavorable state of the
weather, the agent has not been able to
call upon our citizens generally for the pur-
pose of submitting to their inspection and
giving them an opportunity to subscribe
for those splendid gems of art, AIiddleton's IS
Portraits of Washington and his wife,
Daniel Webster, President Lincoln, Gen.
Grant, Stephen A. Douglas, and other dis
tinguished public men. Mr.. Rash viii
therefore remain few days longer, in or
der to complete the canvass of the town
A sight of these portraits will be sufficient
to satisfy the beholder that they are no
common and cheap productions, but are
of quality that fully entities them to the
high encomiums that have been passed up
on them by some of the best artists and
judges of art in the country, as well as by
the press and some of our most distinguish
ed public men. From among the many
fiattering notices of the press that have
come under our observation, we select the
following from the Pittsburg Evening
Chronicle:
''MIDDLEToN's NATIONAL OH PAINTINGS.
The national portraits of Washington,
Martha Washington, Clay, Webster, jack
son and Douglas which have just been
brought out by Mr.. E. G. Middleton, are
among the finest paintings of the charac-
ter ever offered to the public, and are hav-
ing, as they deserve, a very large sale.-
These portraits are given in substantial oil
colors, and have the advantage over engrav-
ings that, no matter how finely the latter
may be executed, they cannot give the same
clear idea of the complexion and tempera-
ment conveyed by paintings in oil, like
AGiddleton's pictures. So highly are these
pictures appreciated that numerous men
II IL
literary taste of New York, Boston and
Philadelphia have them hanging in their
parlors, side by side with the finest Euro
ropean and American paintings. We have
seen strong testimony of their merits from
the artist and poet, 7. Buchanan Read, and
from the following artists: Brady, of New
York, Broadbent of Philadelphia, and j.
NJ. Black of Boston. We have also the tes-
and the Hon. Robert G. Winthrop of BOs-
ton, in their favor. The following is copied
from the New York Times:
I'VE have seen Mr.. E. C. Middleton's re-
markable copies of Stuart's celebrated por-
traits of George and Martha Washington,
and cheerfully add our praise and COM
mendation to that of very many Journal
lists, artists and cOnnoisseurs as to their fl
deity, beauty and incompatible ife-lil1e-
ness. The portraits are copied from the
original paintings, colored in oil. In these
days of perfidy and treason, we regard
the artist an honor to his country who, by
the application of his art, can put within
the power of every citizen a perpetual re-
minder of an implied vow, and a never
falling suggestion of of patriotism, such as
is afforded in the admirable reproductions
of the Father of our cocntry and his no
less noble wife,"
The Ohio State Journal, speaking of the
agent and the works for which he is can
vassing, says:
''NIr. Rash is a perfect gentleman, and a
of TASTE
As such, as well as from the merits
of the works of Art he presents, we beg
leave to bespeak for him at the hands of
our citizens a kind reception and generous
patronage. He will take pleasure in pre-
senting the portraits, the sight of which
will be of itself a treat. And we are con-
fident that when once seen the desire to
possess them will be general"
We understand some of our prominent
citizens have already subscribed for these
portraits, and when they come to inspect
them others will follow their example.