| Portrait of Robert Clive | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Nathaniel Dance-Holland |
| Year | c.1770 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 233.7 cm × 144.8 cm (92.0 in × 57.0 in) |
| Location | |
Portrait of Robert Clive is a 1770 portrait painting by the British artist Nathaniel Dance-Holland. It depicts the soldier and former governor of Bengal Robert Clive in military uniform and wearing the Order of the Bath. The image was a popular one and it was widely reproduced in engravings. The original full-length portrait is at Powis Castle, which belonged to descendants of Clive and is now in the control of the National Trust. A reduced vision, with the tranquil rural background of a river scene is replaced by the Battle of Plassey, is in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Dance-Holland also produced a painting of the sitter's wife Margaret Clive around this time.
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