Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive (1725-1774), Governor of Bengal
Sitter in 8 portraits
Military commander and governor of India. Clive, who had earned his reputation as an officer in India, was placed in charge of Fort St. David, the day before the disastrous 'Black Hole' of Calcutta incident in 1756. He defeated the Nawab of Bengal at the Battle of Plassey, 1757 and by 1760 he had overcome the French and Dutch threat to the East India Company. As Governor of Bengal 1765-6, he curbed corruption and private profit among the company's employees.
Robert Clive and Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, 1757
by Francis Hayman
oil on canvas, circa 1760
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5263
by John van Nost the Younger, and 'C.G.'
silver medal, 1766
NPG 1688
studio of Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, (circa 1773) or later
On display at Schallaburg, Austria in the exhibition 'India of the Maharajas'
NPG 39
by James Macardell, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, 1762-1764
NPG D33528
after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
stipple engraving, 19th century
NPG D33530
by W.T. Mote, after Miss Jane Drummond, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
stipple engraving, published 1833
NPG D33529
by William Derby, after Miss Jane Drummond, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
pencil, circa 1835-1842
NPG D23074
by James Scott, after James Macardell, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1871 (1762-1764)
NPG D33527
Powis Castle and Garden, Welshpool, Powys, Wales
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