Samuel Hopkins Lambdin

James Reid Lambdin, Samuel Hopkins Lambdin, 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.3
James Reid Lambdin, Samuel Hopkins Lambdin, 1850, watercolor on ivory, sight 4 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Samuel Hopkins Lambdin
Artist
Date
1850
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 4 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄2 in. (11.1 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Lambdin, Samuel H.
Object Number
1978.162.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.162.3

Artwork Description

Samuel Hopkins Lambdin, the artist’s younger brother, was born in Pittsburgh, but settled in Natchez, Mississippi. He became president of the Planters Bank of Mississippi, and in 1865 served as a delegate to the Reconstruction Convention. This miniature was exhibited in 1911 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts tenth annual Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters show.

Works by this artist (4 items)

James Reid Lambdin, John Sartain, William Henry Harrison, 1808-1897, mezzotint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation, 1966.48.25
William Henry Harrison
Artist
Date1808-1897
mezzotint
Not on view
James Reid Lambdin, Samuel Hopkins Lambdin, 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.3
Samuel Hopkins Lambdin
Artist
Date1850
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Reid Lambdin, Mrs. James Reid Lambdin (Mary O'Hara Cochran), ca. 1850, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.2
Mrs. James Reid Lambdin (Mary O’Hara Cochran)
Artist
Dateca. 1850
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
James Reid Lambdin, George Cochran Lambdin, ca. 1845, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.162.1
George Cochran Lambdin
Artist
Dateca. 1845
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Artist
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Artist
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William Wilson
Artist
Dateca. 1826
watercolor on ivory
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