What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: This is the Raleigh Wall as featured in the painting "The Boyhood of Raleigh" by Sir John Millais Recorded plaque organisation: Otter Valley Association.
Raleigh Wall was a young boy who served as the model for Sir John Millais's painting "The Boyhood of Raleigh," which romanticizes the early life of the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh; he is remembered for his role in this influential Pre-Raphaelite artwork.
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Photo: Chris Downer on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0