William Bligh (1754-1817), Admiral and explorer; captain of the Bounty
Sitter in 5 portraits
Captain of the Bounty; sailing master on Cook's second voyage. In 1787, Bligh was sent to introduce the breadfruit from Tahiti into the West Indes; though his crew mutinied and cast him adrift in an open boat, he succeeded in reaching Java with 18 companions after a voyage of three months. Governor of New South Wales, 1805-8.
by George Dance
pencil, with traces of pink on the cheeks and lips, on paper, 1794
NPG 1138
by John Smart
pencil and watercolour, engraved 1803
NPG 4317
by Jean Condé, after John Russell
engraving, 1792 (1791)
NPG D1359
'Commemoration of the 11th October 1797'
by George Noble, and by James Parker, published by Robert Bowyer, and published by John Edwards, after Robert Smirke, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1803
NPG D17018
'Commemoration of the 11th October 1797'
by George Noble, and by James Parker, published by Robert Bowyer, and published by John Edwards, after Robert Smirke, after John Smart
line engraving, published 1803
NPG D15178
Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby, Yorkshire
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