Original artwork description:

Literally translated The Hague means The Hedge (Haag, Hage). International criminals end up in The Hedge to, hopefully, get fenced in. Calling the political capital of a major European country after closely spaced leafy shrubs is odd but this is the reason for the ‘The' in the name as opposed to saying The London or The Los Angeles. Most Dutch people will call The Hague, Den Haag, but officially the city is called ‘s-Gravenhage, a title still used for most correspondence. The name comes from 'Des Graven Hage' which means 'of the Counts (Graven) hedge' which refers to a fenced hunting ground or enclosure owned by Counts of Holland in the Middle Ages. This is all pretty weird but entirely appropriate for this magnificently hedged in house in Luiksestraat, near the beach in the Scheveningen area of the city.

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Acrylics

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