The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-23
MarshaPs Portrait of hampton. /,

There are two distinct portraits of Gov
| HAMPTON. The one issued hy the champion
| Portrait Company" of Charleston. :. G., is en-
| graved in line hy MARSHALL. and will hc of i 49,
! posing appearance, and lifc,Iizc. There is also
| print out representing the Governor. We
| suggest that cur people wait and sec both pic
lures, before choosing which they will have.
MarShalls famous cngravings are attmctin:,
| unusual attention. The superb large line cngr,,-
wing of Washington, from S,uarts celebrated
oil portrait in the Boston Athcn;rum--a plate
valued at ten thousand dullars-whcn originally
| brought out about ten years ago, at once placed
| Mr.. Marshall in the very front rank Of engra-
| vers, ancient or modern, meeting, both in Europe
and Apcrica. the most cxtravagnnt cncomiums
| of artists, critics and men of Judgment. 1t was
even selected for exhibition at the French Acal-
| cmy of Design, an honor accorded to none but
the very highest works of art. 1t is, moreover
| the best, indeed the only satisfactory, portrait
| Of Washington that exists, and is the acknowl-
edged standard ''household engraving" of him.
The late Edward Everett said of it /: The mag
| nihccn engraving of oStuarts head Of Washing
| ton 1t is truly u superb work" Bancroft
! the historian, writes: al have hecn for some
! years collector of the many different cngrl
wings of the portraits of Washington. This is
| beyond comparison the best of them all-the
only one that is perfectly satisfactory" Mr.
George :. liillard, the we'll known art critic
says "Wcrc ii the head of some unknown per-
| of the engraving for its intrinsic merits
and every American should he ready to make
some sacrifice in other ways in order to possess
| so satisfactory representation of Washington. ]"
| Marshall Il. f. Lee, just out. is wonderful
work, and in a few days his Gov Hampton"
| will go to the people of South Carolina and the
country, n noble tribute to n great leader, who
| conqucrs by his high character aud by peaceful
means, not hy the sword, ,-NctrS anil Courier.
And from the Columbia Register the accom-.
| pamying letter:
! TnE HAMPTON PoRTRAIT.-Wc publish for the
information of the people of the State the fol-
lowing extract from II letter received from Char
| lesion, addressed to Mr.. e. =. Pelham:
''Semc misapprchcnsion exists rs TO the pro-
prictorShip in the Hampton Portrait Company
| Permit me to say that n majority of the invest
ment is held here. AS one of the pr0prietorS,
| am attending TO its affairs until other and per-
manent arrangements arc concluded. | origi-
mated the project of a portrait OF Governor
| Hampton in high style of art, thinking il a
worthy manner in which to recognize his Ex-
cellcncyS public services TO the people of this
State daring the past six months. Those scrvi.
| ces cntitle him to be presented to his country
| men everywhere III n style equal to that in
| which Washington and Lee and other rcrcscnta-
tive gentlemen of the country are shown
Time was required for this great work that care
and skill should make it perfect. Its pubica-
tion 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
GuStavc Dorc the great artist of France de-
clarcS him to be the vcritablo master OF art In
81 America If VIC do not realize all orr expec.
tations in pecuniary point of view by reason
OF different publication, We must accent that
iortunc-thc penalty Of attempting 70 do tic
best poSSbie in art for Our best man, We shall hone
nevertheless TO possess an ample reward in the
| PRODUCTION of q GRAND ANDIMroSIyG PopTr ATT
winch will command an appreciativc circulation
If not 60 large as might have been under more
propilous circumstances. In Il very few DAYS
the public can judge for themselves, and can
very well afford to wait little, and make their
choice with MtEsnALL's srENDIp WORK, BEFORE
| THEN.
WM. a. COURTENAY."
Charleston, S. c., February 5, 1877.