Study of Roses

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1830, George Cochran Lambdin first studied art under his portraitist father James Reid Lambdin. Residing as an adult in Germantown, an area known for its horticulture, Lambdin eventually shifted to floral subjects—likely due to his own practical interest in the subject. While Pennsylvania remained his home, Lambdin spent time studying and working in Munich, Paris, Rome, and New York City throughout this career. Lambdin exhibited at the National Academy of Design for three decades beginning in 1850 and was elected a member in 1868. Lambdin’s work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C..