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Title
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Date
1912
Medium
bronze, limestone & grey granite
Measurements
H 290 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 420 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SW1A_CRH_S188
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Clive Memorial Fund committee
Work type
Statue
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1912
Listing date
14/01/70
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
base left stamped: Tweed
Inscription description
inscription on front: CLIVE / 1725 1774; narrative panels on three sides of the pedestal: Clive at the siege of Arcot / September to November 1751 / Clive in the Mango Tope on the eve of Plassey / June 22 1757 / Clive receiving the grant of Bengal / Behar and Orissa at Allahabad August 1765