Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Robert Clive NPG D23074

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Derby, after Miss Jane Drummond, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)

Robert Clive is one of the most controversial figures in British history, responsible for establishing the East India Company’s power over much of India and amassing vast personal wealth. Clive first worked in Madras in 1744 as a clerk of the East India Company. Given responsibility for supplying provisions to the company’s troops, he began to acquire his fortune. Despite no formal military training, he joined the company’s military service and saw success in battle. In 1751 he fought the French for control of southern... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.