Frederick Charles Maisey

Frederick Charles Maisey (1825-1892) was a 19th-century 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]

Autoportrait of Frederick Charles Maisey at Juma Masjid, Chanderi in 1850.[1]

Masey was in charge of the excavation of Sanchi in 1851.[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 Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army.

Works
  • 5th century Bhima pillar, Eran. Watercolor by F.C. Maisey, 1850
  • General view of the Stupas at Sanchi, watercolor by F.C. Maisey (The Great Stupa on top of the hill, and Stupa 2 at the forefront)
  • Relics discovered in the excavation of Sanchi Stupa No.2

See also

References
  1. Wright, Colin. "'Miscellaneous Series. Plate.12. Juma Masjid, Chanderi'. Maisey in a top-hat sketching in the foreground". www.bl.uk.
  2. 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.
  3. Singh, Sohini. "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.
  4. Punja, Shobita (2010). Khajuraho: The First Thousand Years. Penguin UK. p. 17. ISBN 978-93-85890-40-6.
  5. London Gazette. 1888. p. 7203.


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