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 1957 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.