Deshays, Jean Baptiste (called Le Romain), an eminent French painter, was born at Rouen in 1729, and studied under Colin de Vermont and Restout. In 1751 he drew the grand prize of the Academy. He went to Rome and remained three years, and on his return was admitted to the Royal Academy, in 1758. Among his chief productions are The Martyrdom of St. Andrew, and The Death of St. Benedict. He died at Paris, February 10, 1765. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, 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