Manohar Das

Emperor Jahangir weighs Prince Khurram by Manohar Das, British Museum, 1610-1615

Manohar Das, also simply Manohar or Manuhar, (active 1582–1624) was an Indian Hindu painter in the Mughal style.

Manohar's father Basawan was a master painter in the Mughal emperor's court, where Manohar grew up. His father most likely instructed him, and later Manohar became a court painter as well. His earliest works were painted for Akbar, and then later he was in the service of Akbar's son and successor Jahangir.^[1] Manohar's works frequently depicted the royal families and life at court. Some of his works can be found at the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.^[2]

See also

• Sahibdin

References

1. "Brief Bio of Manohar from the British Museum". Retrieved 2013-07-16.
2. "Brief Bio from A Handbook of Indian Art". Retrieved 2013-07-16.

Further reading

• Kossak , Steven (1997). Indian court painting, 16th-19th century]. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0870997831. (see index: p. 148-152; plate 13)

External links

• The Emperors' album: images of Mughal India, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Manohar Das