John Everett Millais blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Octagon. While staying in this house in 1870 Sir John Everett Millais PRA, painted his famous picture, "The Boyhood of Raleigh"

Sir John Everett Millais was a prominent Pre-Raphaelite painter and President of the Royal Academy; he is remembered for his detailed and vivid paintings that challenged conventional Victorian art. In 1870, while staying at The Octagon, he painted "The Boyhood of Raleigh," which exemplifies his skill in blending historical narrative with realistic detail.