Portrait of Thomas Gale (1635-1702) Samuel Pepys Gracechurch Street during building work

Gracechurch Street during building work

The telescope was constructed in 1852 by the Reverend John Craig and was the lagest refracting telescope in the world at that time

' Peter Ascanius was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1755

Collected by Robert Mallet and described by him in his 1862 Report

Buildings on the south side of Fleet Street

Portrait of Thomas Gale (1635-1702) Samuel Pepys Gracechurch Street during building workHalf length portrait of Gale dressed in black ecclesiastical gown and white bands. Gale's body is angled to the viewer's left and he regards the viewer directly. He has long natural brown hair and a prominent mole on the left cheek. Thomas Gale was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1677. Original: oil on canvas, 762x635mm. ca. 1680