About the Painter --Colin Mackenzie (1754-1821)
Colin Mackenzie (1754-1821) was the first Surveyor General of India. Originally from Scotland, he came to India in 1782 as a member of the Madras Engineers. He took part in numerous map surveys, mainly in southern India, before he was appointed to the post of Surveyor General in 1815.
Beyond his official duties, Mackenzie had a keen interest in the antiquities, religions and customs of India and Java. Amongst his many achievements, he was the first European to discover the Great Stupa at Amaravati. During his travels, Mackenzie collected drawings of monuments, sculptures, people, animals and anything else that caught his interest.
The Mackenzie Collection holds 1,680 drawings made over the course of three decades. It is the largest single collection of Western Drawings in the Prints Drawings and Photographs section of the British Library's Asia Pacific and Africa Collections.
Source:http://www.bl.uk/collections/mackenzie.html
Beyond his official duties, Mackenzie had a keen interest in the antiquities, religions and customs of India and Java. Amongst his many achievements, he was the first European to discover the Great Stupa at Amaravati. During his travels, Mackenzie collected drawings of monuments, sculptures, people, animals and anything else that caught his interest.
The Mackenzie Collection holds 1,680 drawings made over the course of three decades. It is the largest single collection of Western Drawings in the Prints Drawings and Photographs section of the British Library's Asia Pacific and Africa Collections.
Source:http://www.bl.uk/collections/mackenzie.html
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