Nainsukh

Indian · 1710–1778

He was the younger son of the painter Pandit Seu and, like his older brother Manaku of Guler, was an important practitioner of Pahari painting, and has been called "one of the most original and brilliant of Indian painters".

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Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah

Nainsukh · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah

Nainsukh · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Who Nainsukh was

Nainsukh was an Indian painter. He was the younger son of the painter Pandit Seu and, like his older brother Manaku of Guler, was an important practitioner of Pahari painting, and has been called "one of the most original and brilliant of Indian painters". He was a member of the Seu-Manaku-Nainsukh family.

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