Midshipman Augustus Brine Featured in: October 16, 1797 to Thomas Poole. Full size image: 720 × 900. "Midshipman Augustus Brine" by John Singleton Copley Painted in 1782 while serving aboard his father's ship, HMS Belliqueux “Midshipman Augustus Brine” by John Singleton Copley, painted in 1782 while serving aboard his father’s ship, HMS Belliqueux. Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons – Post navigation Previous ImageNext Image