The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-02-15
The HAMPTON Portraits.


We copy from the News and Cou-
rier the following:
There are two distinct portraits of
Gov. Hampton. The one issued by
the champion Portrait Company" of
Charleston, s. c., is engraved in line
by Marshall, and will be of imposing
appearance, and life-size. There is
also q print out repr esenting the Cow
enor. We suggest that our people
wait and see both pictures, befor9
choosing which thcy will have.
-Marshall's famous engravings are
attracting unusual attention. The
superb large line engraving of Wash
ington, from Stuart's celebrated oil
portrait in the Boston Athen@um-a
plato valued at ten thousand dollars
when originally brought out about
ten years ago, at once placed Mr..
Marshall in the very front rank Of
engravers, ancient or modern, meets
ing, both in Europe and America, the
most extravagant encomiums of ar
tisls, critics, and men of Judgment. 1t
was even selected for exhibition al
the French Academy OF Design, an
honor accorded to none but tho very
highest W orks of art. 1t is, moreover
the ocst, indeed the only satisfactory,
portrait of Washington that exists,
and is the acknowledge standard,
"household engraving" of him. The
late Edward Everett said of it: "The
| magnificent engraving OF Stuart's
head Of Washington. 1t is truly
superb work" Bancroft, tho hsto-
rian, writes: Il have been for some
years collector of the many different
engrovings CT the portraits of Wash
ington. This is beyond comparison
the best of them all-the only one
that is perfo city satisfactory" Mr..
George S. HiIlard, the well known art
critic, says: "Wcre it the head OF
somo unknown person, lover of art
would be glad to have q copy Of the
engraving for its rare intrinsic merits,
and cver American should DO ready
TO make somo sacrifice in other ways
in order to possess so satisfactory q
representation of Washington" Mar
shall's II. e. Lee, just out, is q won-
dortul work, and in n tew days his
"Gov. Hampton" will 90 to the peo~
pie of South Carolina and the country,
q noble tribute to great leader, who
conquers by his high character and
by peaceful means, not by the sword.
And from the Columbia Register
the accompanying letter:
THE HAMPTON PoRTRIT.-W pub~
lish for the information of the pc ople
of the State the following extract from
a letter received from Charleston, ad.
dressed to MIR. q. P. Pelham:
"Some misapprehension exists as to
the proprietorship in the Hampton
Portrait Company. Permit me to
say that q majority Of the investment
is held here. AS one Of the proprie-
tors, l am attending to it's affairs until
other and permanet arrangements are
concluded. originated the project
of portrait of Governor Hampton
in high style of art, thinking it
worthy manner in which to recognize
his Exeel!ency's public services TO the
people of this State during the past
six months. Those services entitle
him to be presented to his country
mon everywhere in a style equal to
that in which Washington and Lee
and other representative gentlemen
of the country are shown. Time was
required for this great work, that care
and skill should make it perfect. It's
publication has been anticipated by
another issue, of the merits of which
the public can judge. In selecting an
artist the gentlemen associated with
me have given preference to Mr..
Marshall. Gustave Dore, tho great
artist of France, declare him to be
'the veritable master of art in Amori-
ca If we do not realize all our ex-
pectations in q pecuniary point Of
view by reason Of q different publica-
ton, we must accept chat fortune
penalty of attempting to do the best
possible in art for our best men, we
shall hope, never theless, to possess an
ample reward in the production of a
grand and imposing Portrait, which
will command an appreciative circu-
lation, if not 30 large as might have
been under more propiLious circum-
stances. In very few days the pub.
lie can judge for themselves, and can
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