Cort, Corenelius (in Italy, Cornelio Flamingo), anl eminent Dutch engraver, was born at Hoorn in 1533 or 1536, and was probably instructed by Jerome Cock. He afterwards established a famous school at Rome, where he died in 1578. The following are some of his numerous prints from different masters: Adam and Eve, with the Serpent; The Resurrection; The Descent of the Holy Ghost; Christ Walking on the Water; Christ Crowned with Thorns; St. John the Baptist; The Adoration of the Magi; The Entombing of Christ; The Creation of Adam and Eve; Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh; The Nativity; The Holy Family; The Resurrection of Lazarus; The Death of the Virgin; Christ on the Mount of Olives. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Bryan, Dict. of Painters and Engravers, s.v.
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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