Maha Mikhail Ivanovich

Around 1717 (s Smolensk Moscow Province) - February 25, 1770 (St. Petersburg)

draftsman, engraver

born in the family priest. He studied at the Naval Academy. In 1729, probably privately educated slovoreznomu to have G.-I. Unverzagt. In 1731 transferred to the engraving of the Academy of Sciences, where he continued his studies at Unverzagt. Simultaneously studied drawing under the guidance of O. Elligera and B. Tarsia. Participated in the sketch of rarities Peter Kunstkamery (1730-e). In 1742 was promoted to apprentice landkartnogo case, in June 1743 appointed head "landkartnogo and slovoreznogo case" instead dismissed Unverzagt, July 1756 - Master landkartnogo case.

«From my hunting" involved in a promising art. He drew a series of St. Petersburg and the surrounding area, which was later engraved by various artists Engraving chamber. Carried out some prints, including two portraits "of Russia's first soldier" SL Bukhvostova view Solovetsky monastery.

In 1763 at the request of the painter J.-L. De Valley worked in Moscow, where he participated in the design of the coronation of Catherine II.

the second half of 1760-x studied sketches of cities (Novgorod, Tver, Penza, Saransk, Simbirsk, Vladimir, Syzran, Tobolsk, Tyumen, Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Yakutsk, Kazan and others). In the drawings Makhaeva different kinds of craftsmen were engraved the estate of Countess Bestuzhev-Ryumin on Stone Island (1753, 6 sheets), giving Baron Woolf (1757), Moscow (1760-e, 7 sheets), the estate near Moscow, "Kuskovo" (1770, 14 sheets).

Makhaeva works are in many museum collections, including the State Russian Museum, Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin and others.