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A Herdsman Journeying Home

John F Tennant, 1840

A view of Bexley village from Bexleyheath with a herdsman on a horse in the foreground surrounded by an ox, a sheep and a dog. This area was almost completely built over in the 1930s and the A2 dual carriageway now runs across the view.

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Title of artwork, date

A Herdsman Journeying Home, 1840

Date supported

2001

Medium and material

Oil on board

Dimensions

28 x 42 cm

Grant

426

Total cost

726

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