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Joseph Gape
Portrait of Joseph Gape, Thomas Gainsborough. Oil on canvas, St Albans Museums.
Born1720
Died1801
Occupationbarrister

Joseph Gape (1720–1801) was an English barrister and three-times mayor of St AlbansinHertfordshire[1] in 1746, 1761 and 1797. He also served on the city council for more than 50 years.[2]

In 2014, a painting of Gape, for which the artist was unknown, was attributed to Thomas GainsboroughbyHugh Belsey on the BBC television series Fake or Fortune?[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gainsborough portrait discovered in St Albans. BBC News, 10 February 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  • ^ Painting of former mayor, Joseph Gape, at Museum of St Albans was by Thomas Gainsborough, says BBC’s Fake or Fortune. Rebecca Perring, St Albans & Harpenden Review, 11 February 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  • ^ Two new Gainsboroughs! Art History News, 11 February 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

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