Hastings

Location

Country: Slovenia
City: Ljubljana
Place: British Embassy

John F. Tennant was born in London and worked in a merchant’s office before launching his career as an artist. He was mostly self-taught but also studied for a short time under Scottish marine painter William Anderson. His early works include landscapes and historical genre subjects, but he is best known for river and coastal scenes. Tennant exhibited at the Society of British Artists, the Royal Academy, British Institution and New Watercolour Society. His paintings include views of Yorkshire, Dovedale in Derbyshire, Northern France and the Channel Islands. He changed address regularly throughout his career, living consecutively in London, Kent, Wales, Surrey and North Devon, before returning to London for the final two years of his life.

Places

England, Hastings, Sussex, East Sussex, English Channel

Subjects

fishing boat, fisherman, topography, genre, seascape/coastal scene, beach, cliff, man, 19th century costume, boots, trousers, hat, castle, wall

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

John F Tennant (1796 - 1873)

Title

Hastings

Date

1839

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 74.50 cm, width: 110.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Oscar & Peter Johnson, August 1965

Inscription

sdbl

GAC number

7077