Captain William George ("Bay") Middleton was a noted British horseman and an officer of the Royal Lancers. He was equerry to John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. When Empress Elisabeth of Austria hunted in Britain, he was her pilot. He was described as "one of the best riders to hounds that ever lived, an amusing dare-devil and very good company."

Corsage is a 2022 historical drama film written and directed by Marie Kreutzer. It stars Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun, Manuel Rubey, Finnegan Oldfield, Aaron Friesz, Rosa Hajjaj, Lilly Marie Tschörtner, and Colin Morgan. The film is an international co-production between Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, and France.