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.