emperor appointed the East India
Company as the Diwan of Bengal .
The actual event most probably
took place in Robert
Clive’ s tent, with a few
Englishmen and Indians
witnesses. But in the painting
above, the event is shown as a
majestic occasion, taking place
in a grand setting.
The painter was commissioned by
Clive to
, Born: September 25, 1725, Moreton
Say,United
Kingdom
Died: November 22, 1774,
Berkeley Square, United Kingdom
Full name: Robert Clive
Buried: Moreton Say, United
Kingdom Spouse:
Margaret Maskelyne (m. 1753–
1774)
Children: Robert Clive,
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis,
Rebecca Clive, Charlotte Clive,
Margaret Clive