Joseph Gape | |
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![]() Portrait of Joseph Gape,
Thomas Gainsborough. Oil on canvas, St Albans Museums. | |
Born | 1720 |
Died | 1801 |
Occupation | barrister |
Joseph Gape (1720–1801) was an English barrister and three-times mayor of St Albans in Hertfordshire [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 Gainsborough by Hugh Belsey on the BBC television series Fake or Fortune? [3]
Joseph Gape | |
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![]() Portrait of Joseph Gape,
Thomas Gainsborough. Oil on canvas, St Albans Museums. | |
Born | 1720 |
Died | 1801 |
Occupation | barrister |
Joseph Gape (1720–1801) was an English barrister and three-times mayor of St Albans in Hertfordshire [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 Gainsborough by Hugh Belsey on the BBC television series Fake or Fortune? [3]