Lord Clive Collection

Red poppy motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album, Dated 1674-1675. Creator: Unknown
Red poppy motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album (image 3 of 5), Dated 1674-1675

Pink lilies and red poppy motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album, Dated 1674-1675. Creator: Unknown
Pink lilies and red poppy motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album (image 2 of 5), Dated 1674-1675

Pink lily motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album, Dated 1674-1675. Creator: Unknown
Pink lily motif, Folio from the Small Clive Album (image 5 of 5), Dated 1674-1675

Contemplative Man Seated on a Terrace, Folio from the Small Clive Album, Dated 1674-1675. Creator: Unknown
Contemplative Man Seated on a Terrace, Folio from the Small Clive Album (image 1 of 5), Dated 1674-1675

The Battle of Plassey, (1757), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Plassey, (1757), 1890. The Battle of Plassey, a decisive victory for the British East India Company over the Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757

Clive Departing from India, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Clive Departing from India, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Lord Clive, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Lord Clive, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Clive Leading His Men Up To Conjeveram, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Clive Leading His Men Up To Conjeveram, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
3782429 Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive by Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936); (add.info.: Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, by Gilbert Keith Chesterton)

To Clive was given the command of the storming party (colour litho)
3650380 To Clive was given the command of the storming party (colour litho) by Orr, Stewart (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Clive was given the command of the storming party)

Lord Clive (engraving)
664580 Lord Clive (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Clive. Illustration from Cassells History of England (special edition, A W Cowan, c 1890)

Clive of India (colour litho)
3103944 Clive of India (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clive of India (1725-1774)

The Circus, Bath, Somerset (b / w photo)
3104482 The Circus, Bath, Somerset (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Circus, Bath, Somerset)

Kiernander before Clive, Pleading on behalf of Christian Missions (engraving)
5232958 Kiernander before Clive, Pleading on behalf of Christian Missions (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kiernander before Clive)

One of the worst things that Clive had to handle was a mutiny amongst the officers (colour litho)
3650372 One of the worst things that Clive had to handle was a mutiny amongst the officers (colour litho) by Orr, Stewart (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Attacking to French guns at Kaveripak (colour litho)
3650363 Attacking to French guns at Kaveripak (colour litho) by Orr, Stewart (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attacking to French guns at Kaveripak)

The meeting of Lord Clive with Meer Jaffier, after the battle of Plassey (engraving)
665003 The meeting of Lord Clive with Meer Jaffier, after the battle of Plassey (engraving) by Godwin, James (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Clive (engraving)
655498 Lord Clive (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Clive. Illustration from The Peoples History of England (Cassell Petter & Galpin, c 1890)

Lord Clive commanding the British at the Battle of Plassey, India, 1757 (colour litho)
5207655 Lord Clive commanding the British at the Battle of Plassey, India, 1757 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Clive (litho)
2807888 Lord Clive (litho) by Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Clive. Illustration for Biography for Beginners edited by E Clerihew with diagrams by G K)

Lord Clive signing the first Indian Treaty (engraving)
608420 Lord Clive signing the first Indian Treaty (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Clive signing the first Indian Treaty)

An Irish deserter fired at Clives head (colour litho)
3650377 An Irish deserter fired at Clives head (colour litho) by Orr, Stewart (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Irish deserter fired at Clives head)

Clive leading his men up to Conjeveram (1751) (engraving)
662485 Clive leading his men up to Conjeveram (1751) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clive leading his men up to Conjeveram (1751)

The Great Mogul delivering to Clive the Dominion over Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa (engraving)
655490 The Great Mogul delivering to Clive the Dominion over Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The meeting of Lord Clive with Meer Jaffier, after the Battle of Plassey (engraving)
973073 The meeting of Lord Clive with Meer Jaffier, after the Battle of Plassey (engraving) by Godwin, James (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Clive, 1725-1774 (chromolitho)
3648800 Lord Clive, 1725-1774 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Clive, 1725-1774)

Clive on the roof watching the battle of Plassey (colour litho)
3650361 Clive on the roof watching the battle of Plassey (colour litho) by Orr, Stewart (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clive on the roof watching the battle of Plassey)

British India, Lord Clive, Battle of Plassy, silver medal, 1757 (silver)
2959858 British India, Lord Clive, Battle of Plassy, silver medal, 1757 (silver) by English School, (18th century); Timothy Millett Collection; (add.info.: Major-General Robert Clive)

British India, Lord Clive, Battle of Plassey, silver medal, 1757 (silver)
2959857 British India, Lord Clive, Battle of Plassey, silver medal, 1757 (silver) by English School, (18th century); Timothy Millett Collection; (add.info.: Major-General Robert Clive)

Claremont House (b / w photo)
5209143 Claremont House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Claremont House)

The Duke of Dorset fighting the Dutch fleet in the Hoogly (colour litho)
3650360 The Duke of Dorset fighting the Dutch fleet in the Hoogly (colour litho) by Orr, Stewart (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Clive leading his men up to Conjeveram, illustration from Cassell
876343 Clive leading his men up to Conjeveram, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of India by James Grant, pub

Dum Dum House—Built by Lord Clive, 1850s. Creator: Captain R. B. Hill
Dum Dum House--Built by Lord Clive, 1850s

Orme, (1728-1801), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Orme, (1728-1801), 1830. Robert Orme (1728-1801) British historian who entered service of East India Company in 1743, appointed to Council at Fort St

Lord Clive, (1725-1774), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lord Clive, (1725-1774), 1830. Robert Clive (1725-1774) British military officer and East India Company official who established the military

Lord Clive, c1755, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Lord Clive, c1755, (1890). Robert Clive (1725-1774), also known as Clive of India, Commander-in-Chief of British India, British officer and privateer who established the military

Clive Street, Calcutta, c1905. Creator: Unknown
Clive Street, Calcutta, c1905. View of buildings in Calcutta, (now Kolkata), Bengal, India. It is thought that Robert Clive (1725-1774), who ended the seige on the Old Fort in 1757, lived here

West Coombe, in 1794, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
West Coombe, in 1794, (c1878). West Combe in Blackheath, then a village outside London, was built in the 1720s. Among those who lived there over the years were the general

Statue of Lord Clive, 1925. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Lord Clive, 1925. From British Government in India, Volume Two, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1925]

Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Claremont House, Esher, Surrey, 1894. Claremont is an 18th century Palladian mansion built for Robert Clive (Clive of India)

Clive in the Trenches at Arcot, 1751 (c1912). The Siege of Arcot (23 September-14 November 1751) took place at Arcot, India between forces of the British East India Company

Escape of Suraja Dowla from Plassey, 1757 (c1912). Betrayed by Mir Jafar, then commander of Nawabs army, Siraj lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757

Clive Fired One of the Guns Himself, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Clive Fired One of the Guns Himself, c1908, (c1920). The Siege of Arcot (23 September-14 November 1751) took place at Arcot

Calcutta - Clive Street, c1900. Clive Street, Calcutta, West Bengal, named after Robert Clive (1725-1774) a military general in the East India Company

Clive of India programme for the Savoy Theatre, 1934. The Savoy Theatre was the first public building in the world, to be lit entirely by electricity

Lord Robert Clive, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Lord Robert Clive. From the painting by Sir Nathaniel dance, at the National Portrait Gallery. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd

Trichinopoly, India, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Trichinopoly, India, 1903. Also known as Tiruchirapalli. Robert Clive, Clive of India, once lived here. Stereoscopic slide, detail

The Nawab Siraj Ud Daulahs artillery on its movable platform, India, 1757, (1893). Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
The Nawab Siraj Ud Daulahs artillery on its movable platform, India, 1757, (1893). In 1757 at the Battle of Plassey, Clive

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Lord Clive, also known as Robert Clive, was a prominent figure in British history during the 18th century. He played a crucial role in the Battle of Plassey in 1757, which marked a turning point for British rule in India. This historic event is depicted in an intriguing artwork from 1890 by an unknown creator. In another captivating piece titled "Clive Departing from India, " created around 1891 by James Grant, we witness Lord Clive bidding farewell to the land he had left an indelible mark upon. Grant's artistic prowess shines through once again with his portrait himself, showcasing his commanding presence and distinguished demeanor. Lord Clive's military leadership is further showcased in "Clive Leading His Men Up To Conjeveram, " also crafted by James Grant. This depiction captures the essence of Lord Clive's strategic brilliance and unwavering determination on the battlefield. As one delves deeper into Lord Clive's life story, it becomes evident that he was not only a skilled military commander but also a statesman who shaped British colonialism in India. The title "Clive of India" aptly represents his significant influence during this era. The image titled "To Clive was given the command of the storming party" showcases Lord Clive taking charge amidst intense conflict—a testament to his courage and ability to lead under pressure. Despite his achievements, Lord Clive faced numerous challenges throughout his career. One such obstacle was depicted vividly in the artwork named "One of the worst things that Clive had to handle was a mutiny amongst officers. " This color lithograph highlights both the difficulties he encountered within his own ranks and his skillful resolution thereof.