Born in Vienna, Austria, Rudolph Ingerle came to the United States with his parents when he was twelve years old, eventually settling in Chicago. There, the young artist attended Schmidt's Art Academy and later the Art Institute. He studied and sketched the paintings in the Institute's museum collection and later advocated such careful ... MORE

The author of this rare volume, John Beaufain Irving, was born in Jamaica in 1800 and received his early education at Rugby School and Cambridge University in England. He immigrated to the United States and studied medicine in Philadelphia; in 1823, he applied for a license to practice medicine in South Carolina. A rice planter, physician, ... MORE