George Fagan Bradshaw: A Submarine Commander’s Brush – Painting the Cornish Coast George Fagan Bradshaw, a figure both intriguing and somewhat obscured by the tides of art history, was far more than simply a marine painter. Born in Belfast in 1887 into a family with a distinguished naval lineage, his life unfolded across continents and through disparate roles—a submarine commander during World War I, a resident of St Ives, Cornwall, and ultimately, a dedicated artist deeply rooted in the traditions of the region’s art colony. His story is one of unexpected transitions, marked by both triumph…