Portrait of Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey
Date
19th century
Sitter
Baron Clive of Plassey Robert Clive (1725 - 1774) , Soldier
Creator
Henry Wallis (1804 - 1890, British) , Engraver
After
Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735 - 1811, British) , Artist
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 229mm
width (print): 152mm
width (print): 152mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey standing before a battlefield with cavalry riding off into the distance on the right hand side as viewed. He is wearing military uniform and is holding a staff in left hand with sword at his hip.
Inscribed ‘Engraved by H. Wallis LORD CLIVE.’
Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1768.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.11.
Inscribed ‘Engraved by H. Wallis LORD CLIVE.’
Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1768.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.11.
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