How the East India Company tried to use paintings to lionise Robert Clive – and failed
The source of Clive’s fortune came under scrutiny and his character was aggressively criticised by the British public.
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The source of Clive’s fortune came under scrutiny and his character was aggressively criticised by the British public.
No, this is not about the statue installation contest in poll-bound Karnataka. The Telegraph takes you back two-and-a-half centuries
May 23, 2021 The Double Cube Room. The 9th Earl placed the painting by van Dyck of Charles I’s children Credit: Will Pryce/Country Life In the early 18th century, Wilton House in Wiltshire underwent improvement at the hands of the 9th Earl of Pembroke, an enthusiastic amateur architect. For a new book on Wilton — to this day the seat of the Earl of Pembroke — John Martin Robinson assesses his remarkable legacy. Photography by Will Pryce and Simon Upton. The splendours of Wilton today owe a great deal to the early 18th century and the figure of Henry, 9th Earl of Pembroke, (...