Frederick Charles Maisey (1825–1892) was an English officer, archaeological surveyor and painter, active in India.[2][1] His main painting technique was pen and ink, and watercolour.[1] He was a lieutenant in the British Army circa 1850 in the Bengal Native Infantry, and participated to the British exploration of India.[2][3]
Masey was in charge of the excavation of Sanchi in 1851, working with fellow English officer Alexander Cunningham.[1] In 1852 he also made the earliest painting of the Temples at Khajuraho.[4]
Masey later became a British Army general on December 1, 1888.[2][5]
Maysey had a son, also named Frederick Charles Maisey, born on 7 July 1851, who became a lieutenant-colonel in the British Army.
Works
5th century Bhima pillar, Eran. Watercolor by F.C. Maisey, 1850
Relics discovered in the excavation of Sanchi Stupa No.2
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Wright, Colin. "'Miscellaneous Series. Plate.12. Juma Masjid, Chanderi'. Maisey in a top-hat sketching in the foreground". www.bl.uk.
- 1 2 3 Hoock, Holger (2010). Empires of the Imagination: Politics, War and the Arts in the British World, 1750-1850. Profile Books. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-86197-859-2.
- ↑ Singh, Sohini (June 2018). "Occidental Encounters and Impressions: The Trajectory of British-instituted Practices of Survey and Documentation in India with Special Reference to Frederick Charles Maisey's Drawings of Chanderi". Indian Historical Review. 45 (1): 58–91. doi:10.1177/0376983617750663. S2CID 149662516.
- ↑ Punja, Shobita (2010). Khajuraho: The First Thousand Years. Penguin UK. p. 17. ISBN 978-93-85890-40-6.
- ↑ London Gazette. 1888. p. 7203.
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