Hollar, Wentzel an eminent Bohemian engraver, was born at Prague in 1607, studied at Frankfort under Matthew Merian, and at the age of eighteen published his first plates, an Ecce Homo, and the Virgin and Infant. He made the tour of Germany. At Cologne he formed an acquaintance with the earl of Arundel, who took him into his employment. About this time the civil war broke out, in which Hollar became involved on the side of the royalists, and was made a prisoner by the opposite party in 1645. On obtaining his liberty he went to Flannders, and settled at Antwerp. In 1652 he returned to England, but gained little encouragement. He died March 28, 1677. There are about two thousand four hundred prints by this artist, and some of them possess considerable merit. The following are only a few of his sacred subjects: The Virgin Suckling the Infant Jesus and Caressing St. John; The Holy
Family; The Ecce Homo, .with many figures; The Queen of Sheba Visiting Solomon; The Magdalen in the Desert Kneeling before a Crucifix. See 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