Enslaved People at Volusia, Residence of Felix Richards

1861

Lieutenant Colonel James Larkin

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Lieutenant Colonel James Larkin

Artist, American, 1832 - 1911

The image shows a group of individuals gathered outdoors around washing equipment. In the center, a woman stands with one hand on a table covered with a cloth. To the left, a seated woman has her arm around a small child. A young boy stands beside them. In front of the standing woman, another child sits next to a basket. On the right, three children sit on the ground, one inside a wooden tub. The background features bare trees, a hillside, and structures in the distance, suggesting a rural setting.

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Provenance

(sale, Raynor's Historical Collectible Auctions, Burlington, NC, February 2015, lot 48); Ron Perisho, Gettysburg, PA; NGA purchase, 2025.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, across top in graphite: Slaves at Volusia the Residence of Felix Richards / at Volusia Va, near Alexandria; upper right: 78-P-56