Title: St Lawrence`s Church Artist: George Samuel Date of Work: 1795 (date is approximate) Medium: painting : watercolour Dimensions: 343mm x 237mm x 40mm   Caption: St Lawrence`s Church by George Samuel, c1795. One of the principal churches in Reading, St Lawrence`s was the parish church that served the eastern part of the town soon after the foundation of Reading Abbey. Samuel was a London based artist who mostly painted watercolour landscapes in the manner of Sandby.   Object Number: 1979.170.1 Acknowledgements: Acquired with assistance from The V&A Purchase Grant Fund and Reading Foundation for Art Copyright: Image : Reading Borough Council / Intellectual : n/a   Back