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PAINTING IN GENERAL. By James L. Walker, MARKET-STREET, NEAR THE COURT-HOUSE BALTIMORE, SIGN OF THE PAINTING MUSE.

HE returns thanks to the Public for the generous Encouragement he has met with, since his commence­ment in this Town; and hopes, by his continued attention and punctuality to merit their continued FAVOUR: He has employed the best Hands in different Branches, particularly Coach, Sign, and Rooom Painting; which last he proposes to do in the European Taste, not heretofore much practised in this Country: Also deception Pieces, Chimney, Fire, and Candle Screens; Landscapes, either from Nature or Fancy; Floor Cloths of various patterns, &c.

HE HAS also opened a Looking Glass Manufactory, in Calvert-Street, under the Inspection of WILLIAM FARIS, where he makes new and foliates old Glass; Picture Frames, Square, Round, and Oval, made on the shortest notice.

He has a constant supply of Painters' Colours, Oil, &c. which he continues to sell by Wholesale and Retail, viz.

  • WHITE-LEAD, ground,
  • Yellow-Ochre, do.
  • Venetian-Red, do.
  • Spanish-Brown, do.
  • White-Lead, dry;
  • Yellow-Ochre, do.
  • Venetian-Red, do.
  • Spanish-Brown, do.
  • Brown-Ochre,
  • Patent-Yellow,
  • Naples-Yellow,
  • King's-Yellow,
  • Stone-Ochre,
  • Umber,
  • Verdigrise,
  • Prussian-Blue,
  • Dutch-Pink,
  • Rose-Pink,
  • Ivory-Black,
  • Lampblack, of two qualities,
  • Whiting and Chalk,
  • Carmine,
  • Lake of three qualities,
  • Flake-White,
  • Vermillion,
  • Paint-Oil properly boiled,
  • Paint-Oil, unboiled,
  • Spirits of Turpentine,
  • Sugar of Lead,
  • White-Vitriol,
  • Litharge, of two qualities,
  • Painters' Brushes and Tools,
  • Camel-Hair Pencils,
  • Pumice-Stone,
  • Rotten-Stone,
  • GOLD and SILVER LEAF,
  • Dutch-Metal, white and yellow, &c. &c. &c.

ALL which, from his knowledge of COLOURS, he is enabled to lay in of the best qualities, and will sell on the lowest Terms, with directions for their use; a generous allowance to those who buy to sell again.

ALSO, COACH GLASS, Large PICTURE and WINDOW GLASS, Patent Water Colours, Crayons, Chalks, and Port-Crayons, in setts; Varnishes, Lacker and Japan, with a variety of Copperplates by the first Masters.

BALTIMORE: Printed by PHILIP EDWARDS, in Market-Street, nearly opposite the CARD MANUFACTORY.

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