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The General Post Office, One Minute to Six

George Elgar Hicks, 1860

The painting tacitly celebrates the optimism of the middle classes and their conviction that the development of communications could only go on getting better and better. Six o'clock was the closing time for the departure of newspapers by the night's mail.

More information

Title of artwork, date

The General Post Office, One Minute to Six, 1860

Date supported

1991

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

89 x 135 cm

Grant

60000

Total cost

285000

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