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Lord Clive Receiving the Homage of the Nawab

Francis Hayman, 1762

A 'modello' for one of the four decorative canvases that Hayman painted for the Rotunda Saloon in Vauxhall Gardens. It depicts Clive receiving the homage of Jafar Ali after the Battle of Plasey (1757), when he installed him as Nawab of Bengal.

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Title of artwork, date

Lord Clive Receiving the Homage of the Nawab, 1762

Date supported

1979

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

102 x 127 cm

Grant

1000

Total cost

2800

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