{"product_id":"the-alleys-of-westminster-29-7-x-42cm","title":"The alleys of Westminster (29.7 x 42cm)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Alleys of Westminster - 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003esigned and dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePen drawing using black pigment ink onto handmade 320gsm paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis drawing depicts the crowded and dense narrow streets of a long-lost and forgotten Westminster long before the area was demolished to make way for the large and grand government buildings of the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn this scene, I show a fictional alley winding its way through a slum of dilapidated ancient houses leaning into one another into the darkness. Standing dominant in the background is Westminster Abbey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI wanted to show the scale and importance of the Abbey, a building which today is shadowed by the nearby Palace of Westminster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis drawing forms part of the development of my current project ‘Palace of Westminster’, which explores the history of the old medieval and the present-day palace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marcus Dobbs ","offers":[{"title":"29.7 x 42cm","offer_id":57311653658997,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/9798\/2714\/files\/IMG-0218.jpg?v=1782213214","url":"https:\/\/marcusdobbs.co.uk\/products\/the-alleys-of-westminster-29-7-x-42cm","provider":"Marcus Dobbs ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}