Lot 11
  • 11

John Frederick Tennant 1796-1872

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Frederick Tennant
  • The lion rock, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
  • signed l.r.: J Tennant / 1848
  • oil on board

Catalogue Note

From certain angles, the imposing limestone rock bears a strong resemblance to a crouching lion, and rises some 400 feet above Cheddar Gorge in the Mendip Hills, Somerset.
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