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John Nost Sartorius (1759–1828), was an English painter of horses, horse-racing and hunting scenes. He is considered the best-known and prolific of the Sartorius family of artists.
John Nost Sartorius was the son of horse-artist
The sportsman's repository
' (London, Henry G. Bohn, 1844). "A Set of Four Hunting Pieces" after his pictures, was published in 1790 by J. Harris, the plates being engraved by
Animal painters of England from the year 1650, volume 2
' (London: Vinton & Co., 1900).
(horseandhoundart.com)
Works by J N Sartorius
(Bridgeman art library)
Biography
(Fine Art Surrey) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sartorius, John Nost Equine artists 18th-century English painters English male painters 19th-century English painters 1759 births 1828 deaths British people of German descent 19th-century English male artists 18th-century English male artists
John Nost Sartorius (1759–1828), was an English painter of horses, horse-racing and hunting scenes. He is considered the best-known and prolific of the Sartorius family of artists.
Life and work
John Nost Sartorius was the son of horse-artist Francis Sartorius
Francis Sartorius (1734 – 5 March 1804) was an English painter of horses, horse-racing and hunting scenes, of the celebrated Sartorius family of artists. Also known as Francis Sartorius the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson Fran ...
and the grandson of John Sartorius. He was patronised by the leading sportsmen of the day, such as the Prince of Wales, the Earl of Derby, Lord Foley, Sir Charles Bunbury, and many others, and his pictures (some of them of large size) were found in many country houses. He preferred to be known as John N. Sartorius Jr. to distinguish himself from his father and grandfather.
From 1781-1824 his name appeared as an exhibitor in the catalogues of the Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...
, and a list of the 74 pictures which he showed there can be found in Walter Gilbey
Sir Walter Gilbey, 1st Baronet, (2 May 1831 – 12 November 1914) was an English wine-merchant, horse-breeder, author, and philanthropist.
Early life
Gilbey was born at 11, Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire to Henry Gilbey (1789– ...
's in "Animal painters of England from the year 1650, volume 2". "The Sporting Magazine
''The Sporting Magazine'' (1793–1870) was the first English sporting periodical to devote itself to every type of sport.
Its subtitle was "Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chase and Every Other Diversion Interesting to the ...
" from 1795-1827 contained many engraved plates from his works by J. Walker, J. Webb, and others (for list see Gilbey).
Some of his best known pictures were portraits of the racehorse "Escape", belonging to the Prince of Wales, Sir Charles Bunbury's "Grey Diomed", a Mr. Robson's trotting mare "Phenomena", and the famous thoroughbred "Eclipse
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ce ...
", from a drawing by his father (see "Sportsman's Repository" by John Scott, 1845).John Scott. The sportsman's repository
' (London, Henry G. Bohn, 1844). "A Set of Four Hunting Pieces" after his pictures, was published in 1790 by J. Harris, the plates being engraved by
Peltro William Tomkins
Peltro William Tomkins (1759–1840) was an English engraver and draughtsman.
Life
He was born in London, and was baptised 15 October 1759, the younger son of William Tomkins (1730?–1792), a landscape-painter, and his wife Susanna Callard; Cha ...
and
James Neagle
James Neagle (1760?–1822) was a British engraver. Very largely a line engraver of book illustrations, he was prolific of designs by Thomas Stothard, Robert Smirke (painter), Robert Smirke, Henry Fuseli, Gavin Hamilton (artist), Gavin Hamilton, H ...
(1760?-1822).
John N. Sartorius died in 1828. Of his sons John Francis Sartorius
John Francis Sartorius (floruit, fl. 1775-1831), was an English painter of horses, horse-racing and hunting scenes, a member of the celebrated Sartorius family of artists.
Life and work
John Francis was the son of artist John Nott Sartoriu ...
was also an equine artist while the younger, Francis Sartorius Jr. ("the Younger") was a marine artist.
References
Further reading
Gilbey, Sir Walter.Animal painters of England from the year 1650, volume 2
' (London: Vinton & Co., 1900).
External links
*(horseandhoundart.com)
(Bridgeman art library)
Biography
(Fine Art Surrey) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sartorius, John Nost Equine artists 18th-century English painters English male painters 19th-century English painters 1759 births 1828 deaths British people of German descent 19th-century English male artists 18th-century English male artists