From an English Private Collection

JOHN FREDERICK TENNANT (BRITISH 1796 - 1872)
Panorama of the Medway from Upnor Hill with Chatham Dockyard Kent in the distance
oil on board
36 x 56 cm (14 1/4 x 22 in)

PROVENANCE:
J Davey & Sons, Manchester

In 1567 the Royal Navy opened Chatham dockyard in Gillingham during the reign of Henry VIII. It was here that HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, was built and launched in 1765.