Vliet, John George Van a Dutch painter and engraver, was born at Delft in 1610. He was a disciple of Rembrandt, but little is known of his work as a painter. He left about ninety prints, from his own designs, after Rembrandt and after J. Lievens, which are executed in all excellent manner and with good effect. Among his best prints are, after Rembrandt, Lot and his Daughters; the Baptism of the Eunuch; and St. Jerome Praying in a Cavern: —after J. Lievens, Jacob Obtaining his Father's Blessing; Susanna and the Elders; and the Resurrection of Lazarus. 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