Carter's Grove
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Fortunato Porotto
Accession Number
1963.6.13
Tags
Art Historical Context
Ernest C. Peixotto's *Carter's Grove* (1898) is a delicate drawing that captures the architectural elegance of's Grove, a historic18th-century plantation house Virginia. Created during the late Gilded Age, when American artists increasingly turned to documenting the nation's colonial heritage amid a rising Colonial Revival movement, this work highlights Peixotto's skill as an architectural illustrator. Known for his precise yet evocative sketches from travels across Europe and America, Peixotto renders the building's iconic stairs with a keen eye for proportion and shadow, evoking a sense of t...