William Bligh b. 1754

  • Artist (Painter)
Despite being a competent natural history painter, Bligh's artistic activity has been completely overshadowed by several unfortunate controversies including the mutiny of his crew on the HMS Bounty in 1789 and the 1808 rebellion that saw him ousted him from his role as Governor of New South Wales. Bligh's greatest artistic legacy is his manuscript of drawings, held by the Mitchell Library, that do

Citations

  • Shaw, A.G.L., 'William Bligh’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 2.

  • Mackaness, G. (1951), 'The Life of Vice-Admiral Bligh’, Sydney, NSW.

  • 'Drawings by William Bligh, Commander of His Majesty’s Ship Providence’, manuscript, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.

  • (1802), Journal, Royal Society, London, England.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870