BHC2928

Captain Hugh Palliser (1723-1796) Long Caption: A full-length portrait of Sir Hugh Palliser, Admiral of the White, turning slightly to the right in captain's uniform (over three years seniority), 1767-1774. He stands cross-legged, leaning on the plinth of a column, holding his hat in his right hand. The background includes a ship at sea. From 1764 to 1766, when he was a Captain, Palliser was Governor of Newfoundland, where James Cook, who had served under him earlier, was employed charting the coast. He was subsequently Comptroller of the Navy and then second-in-command to Augustus Keppel at the Battle of Ushant in 1778. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection Object: BHC2928 Artist: George Dance Date: before 1775 Medium: oil on canvas Size: 2439 mm x 1524 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.