Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, statesman and general, (19th century).Artist: WT Mote

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, statesman and general, (19th century).Artist: WT Mote

1-149-063 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey, statesman and general, (19th century). In 1757 at the Battle of Plassey, Clive (1725-1774) and British troops secured Bengal under the control of the East India Company, and therefore British rule. Lord Clive was rewarded with an annual salary of £30,000, and the sum of £234,000.


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Creator
  1. WT Mote, attributed to: British: Artist, printmaker
Subject
  1. Robert Clive: British: Governor of Bengal, major general

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3604x4841
File Size : 51,115kb


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  1. 0580001049
  1. 1-149-063
  1. 1049
  1. 1149063

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