Captain George Miller Bligh
by BROWN, Mather, Oil on canvas
The painting represents George Miller Bligh’s half-length portrait facing to the left in captain’s undress uniform, with gold epaulettes. Captain George Miller Bligh (1780-1834) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Captain in 1808. He was present aboard HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, and was badly wounded during the action. He was taken below and was present in the cockpit during the death of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.