New York, Site of Fort Washington, Looking at Fort Lee

Ernest C. Peixotto's ink and watercolor sketch captures the Hudson River landscape where Fort Washington once stood, with views toward Fort Lee across the water. The composition exemplifies late nineteenth-century American landscape drawing, employing atmospheric perspective and careful attention to foliage and natural forms. Peixotto (1869–1940), a San Francisco-born artist trained in Paris, became known for architectural and landscape illustrations in major publications including Harper's and Scribner's. This work demonstrates the refined draftsmanship and tonal subtlety that defined American illustrative practice during the transitional period between academic tradition and modern commercial art.