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John Sartorius (1700? – 1780?) was an Anglo-German animal painter, the first of four generations of the celebrated
Animal painters of England from the year 1650, volume 2
' (London: Vinton & Co., 1900).
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sartorius, John Equine artists 18th-century German painters 18th-century German male artists German male painters 18th-century English painters English male painters German emigrants to the Kingdom of Great Britain 1700 births 1780 deaths 18th-century English male artists
John Sartorius (1700? – 1780?) was an Anglo-German animal painter, the first of four generations of the celebrated Sartorius family
The Sartorius family of the 18th–19th centuries included several generations of English artists—of German origin—who mainly specialised in painting horses, horse-racing and hunting scenes:
*Jacob Christopher Sartorius ( fl. 1694–1737), ...
of artists. He should not be confused with his great-grandson John Francis Sartorius.
Life and work
Sartorious was born inNuremberg
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...
Gilbey, 1900, p125. in Germany
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, first of four generations of artists who had a considerable vogue as painters of racehorses, hunters, and other sporting subjects. John's father was Jacob Christopher Sartorius (fl. 1694-1737), an engraver of Nuremberg. It is not certain what date John left Bavaria
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and settled in England.
The first picture of importance painted by Sartorius was for a Thomas Panton, around 1722, and represented a celebrated mare, "Molly", which had never been beaten on the turf except in the race which cost her her life. Among his other horse-portraits were those of the famous racehorse "Looby" (1735) for the Duke of Bolton; of "Old Traveller" (1741) for a Mr. William Osbaldeston; and "Careless" (1758) for the Duke of Kingston.
He showed only one picture at the Society of Artists, but exhibited 62 works at the Free Society of Artists
The Society of Artists of Great Britain was founded in London in May 1761 by an association of artists in order to provide a venue for the public exhibition of recent work by living artists, such as was having success in the long-established ...
. In 1780 he exhibited a portrait of a horse at 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 ...
; Sartorius lived in London
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at 108 Oxford Street.
His son, and pupil, 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 Franc ...
(1734–1804) was also a notable horse painter.
References
Further reading
*Gilbey, Sir Walter.Animal painters of England from the year 1650, volume 2
' (London: Vinton & Co., 1900).
External links
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