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Featured 19th Century Painter: James Reed Lambdin (American 1807 - 1889)

April 05, 2021 09:55

James Reed Lambdin (American 1807 - 1889) ( aka J.R. Lambdin ): Portrait of George Washington - Oil on canvas, 29.5 x 24.5 inches / Signed and title on reverse canvas

James Reid Lambdin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where at an early age he decided that he wanted to become an artist. He traveled to Philadelphia and studied under English miniature painter, Edward Miles and renowned portraitist Thomas Sully. He returned to Pittsburgh in 1826 to pursue portraiture commissions. In 1828 he opened the Pittsburgh Museum of Natural History, which featured, not only paintings, but fossils as well. Artist James Reid Lambdin developed into a skilled, and much sought after, portrait painter and become the most esteemed portraitist in the nation. His subjects included politicians, soldiers in military uniform, and fifteen United States Presidents.

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