1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/McEntee, Jervis

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6104531911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 17 — McEntee, Jervis

McENTEE, JERVIS (1828–1891), American artist, was born at Rondout, New York, on the 14th of July 1828, and was a pupil of Frederick E. Church. He was made an associate of the National Academy of Design, New York, in 1860, and a full academician in 1861. In 1869 he visited Europe, painting much in Italy. He was identified with the Hudson River School, and excelled in pictures of autumn scenery. He died at Rondout, N.Y., on the 27th of January 1891.