Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)
Robert Clive (1725–1774)

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Robert Clive, later Baron Clive of Plassey, played an early part in the establishment of British imperial control of India. He became the effective ruler of Bengal, and was a controversial figure in his own time. As a founder of the Empire in India he came to be lionised by many in Britain as a hero, a view of him that has been called into question in more recent years. John Tweed's bronze statue of Clive was completed in 1912. It shows him in formal dress with one hand resting on the pommel of his sword, the other clutching papers. The inscription on the statue's pedestal declares him simply as 'CLIVE'. It was re-sited in 1916 from Gwydyr House.
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

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King Charles Street,

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Located at the end of King Charles Street, overlooking St James's Park.