An original painting by student of Queen Elizabeth's School, Wimborne

'Bathsheba' by Izzy Rees

An original painting by a student of Queen Elizabeth's School, Wimborne, Dorset

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This fantastic painting, by Year 9 student Izzy Rees of Queen Elizabeth's School in Wimborne, is part of an ongoing project being run by the Thomas Hardy Society Academic Director Mark Chutter, designed to encourage the engagement of younger students with Hardy and his works.

Mark Chutter can be contacted at chuttermark@gmail.com

© Izzy Rees 2021

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