A View of the Lake Palace, Udaipur

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A View of the Lake Palace, Udaipur
India, Rajasthan, 19th Century
The palace and annex surrounded by lush trees on two adjacent islands, each with multipile pavilions and courtyards, the city of Udaipur depicted across the lake with surrounding trees and receding hills, with inscriptions in devanagiri script noting places
16¾ x 25½ in. (42.5 x 64.8 cm.)

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The rendering of the Lake Palace is painted in an unusual dual perspective that enables one to envision the palace from the city as viewed from the banks of the lake and vice versa by turning the painting upside down.

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