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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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