Audran, Charles, a Parisian engraver, brother of the elder Claude, was born in 1594. He visited Rome, when quite young, for improvement. He afterwards returned to France and settled in Paris, where he had wonderful success. He died in 1674. The following are a few of his principal sacred subjects after different masters: The Baptism of Christ; The Stoning of Stephen; The Conception of the Virgin Mary . The Virgin Mary -and Infant Jesus Treading on the Serpent.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More