Earlom, Richard a pre-eminent English engraver, was born in London in 1742, and was the pupil of Cipriani. He died in 1822. The following are some of his principal plates: The Holy Family; Mary Magdalene Washing the Feet of Christ; David and Bathsheba; The Repose; The Virgin and Infant; The Infant Jesus Sleeping; The Presentation in the Temple; The Virgin and Infant with St. John. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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