Painting

Maker & role
Robert Dodd (b.1748, d.1816), Artist
 Production date
circa 1790
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Object detail

Title
The mutineers turning Bligh and part of the officers and crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty.
Collection
Museum of Sydney
Measurements
Sight, H: 46 x W: 58.8cm (H: 460 x W: 588mm); Frame, H: 59.7 x W: 72.5cm (H: 597 x W: 725mm)
Subject person
Governor William Bligh (b.1754, d.1817); Captain, later Vice Admiral, R.N.
Fletcher Christian
Signature & marks
Not signed
Credit line
Gift, through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2006
Caroline Simpson Collection, Museum of Sydney Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
The mutineers turning Bligh and part of the officers and crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship the Bounty (c1790)
Description
This painting depicts mutineers turning Captain William Bligh and some of his officers and crew adrift from HMS Bounty. Bligh would later become the fourth Governor of the colony of Sydney and take up residence in first Government House, where he was later deposed of his governorship by armed force during the ‘Rum Rebellion’ in 1808. This painting depicts an important event in the life of Bligh, an important figure in the history of Sydney.
Accession number
MOS2007/13

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