Nainsukh, whose name means joy of the eyes, was an Indian painter who lived from about 1710 to 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 he has been called one of the most original and brilliant of Indian painters. He was a member of the Seu, Manaku and Nainsukh family. Around 1740 he left the family workshop in Guler and moved to Jasrota, where he painted most of his works for the local Rajput ruler Mian Zorawar Singh and his son.
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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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1710-1778) was an Indian painter.
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