Joseph Gape Explained

Joseph Gape
Birth Date:1720
Death Date: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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-26119432 Gainsborough portrait discovered in St Albans.
  2. http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/11001391.display/ Painting of former mayor, Joseph Gape, at Museum of St Albans was by Thomas Gainsborough, says BBC’s Fake or Fortune.
  3. http://www.arthistorynews.com/entries_by_date/2014/February/2 Two new Gainsboroughs!