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title: Robert Clive
author: National Portrait Gallery
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16465/robert-clive/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-10-03
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# Robert Clive
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16465.png)
## Image Caption
A portrait by Nathanial Dance of [Robert Clive](https://www.worldhistory.org/Robert_Clive/) (1725-1774), Governor General of Bengal and representative of the [East India Company](https://www.worldhistory.org/East_India_Company/). Known as 'Clive of [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/)' for his expansion of EIC interests in the subcontinent, the military commander and administrator was awarded an Irish peerage as Baron Clive of Plassey. (National Portrait Gallery, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Gallery, N. P. (2022, October 03). Robert Clive. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Gallery, National Portrait. "Robert Clive." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 03, 2022. .
### MLA
Gallery, National Portrait. "Robert Clive." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Oct 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive_by_Nathaniel_Dance,_(later_Sir_Nathaniel_Dance-Holland,_Bt).jpg) by [**National Portrait Gallery**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive_by_Nathaniel_Dance,_(later_Sir_Nathaniel_Dance-Holland,_Bt).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 03 October 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.