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Memorial stone in memory of George Eliot by Paul Braddon

Painting of a stone memorial with George Eliot 1819-1880 engraved on it. There are two figures to the right of the memorial with one seated on the plinth. There are trees to the right hand side and birds flying overhead.
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Watercolour by Paul Braddon of a memorial stone originally erected in Arbury Park in memory of George Eliot. Handwritten beneath the painting are the words ‘Memorial stone to the memory of George Eliot in Newbury Park, Nuneaton. Had it not been for this gifted authoress, the little town would have almost been forgotten.’

Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery has a number of paintings by Paul Braddon which featured places of importance in George Eliot’s life and works.

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