Fatehpur Sikri, Birbal’s Palace, India
Cooper Hewitt

Fatehpur Sikri, Birbal’s Palace, India

Lockwood de Forest, American, 1850–1932 · March 19, 1881

Brush and oil on thin paperboard
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Ochre buildings seen from corner situated in sandy landscape. Central building has two stories, each accentuated with projecting cornices and large brackets beneath. Roofline culminates in twin domes. A portion of another building in a similar architectural style is seen at right. It has a projecting balcony and similar roofline and dome. All buildings seem to be part of a larger complex.

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