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The Burial of Latane
- Creator:
- William D. Washington
- Location:
- Virginia, Richmond
- Origin Date:
- 1864
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 23 in x 28 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0727
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
Engraving after a painting by William Dickinson Washington depicts the funeral of William D. Latané, a cavalry captain who was the only Confederate killed during J.E.B. Stuart's raid around the Union army near Richmond, Virginia on June 13, 1862. The funeral on Summer Hill Plantation is attended entirely by women, slaves and children. Mrs. Willoughby Newton performs the burial service in the center while her sister, Mrs. William Brockenbrough stands with other women and girls to the right. Slaves stand to the left. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
