A Life Immersed in Feather and Field: The World of Allan Cyril Brooks Allan Cyril Brooks, born in the distant outpost of Etawah, India, in 1869, was a painter whose life unfolded as a delicate interplay between scientific observation and artistic expression. His story is one of adapting to circumstance, forging a unique path in ornithological art at a time when the field was rapidly evolving. Unlike many contemporaries who enjoyed ear…