Nanha (painter)

Nanha, also called Nanah or Nana, was an Indian painter and illuminator of the Mughal era, active during the reigns of emperors Akbar the Great, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.

Selected works

Illustrations in a MS. of the Dārābz-nāma, ;
Illustrations in a MS. of the Razm-nāma, 1582–6 ;
Illustrations for a translation of the Mahābhārata commissioned by Akbar;
Illustrations in a MS. of the Tārīkh-i Khāndān-i Tīmūriyya, ;
Illustrations, including portraits, in the Victoria and Albert Akbarnama, ;
One painting in Akbar's copy of the Dīvān of Anvari, 1588
Four illustrations in a MS. of the Khamsa of Nizami, 1595
Signed work ;
Painting in a MS. of the Jahāngīr-nāma,, includes a self-portrait ;
Portrait of Zulfiqar Khan in the Minto Album, ;
Portrait of Sayf Khan Barha ;Perils of the Hunt, painted atypically on silk, exemplifies Nanha's penchant for ravening lions.