Francis Sartorius
Francis Sartorius (1734 – 5 March 1804) was an English painter of horses, horse-racing and hunting scenes, of the celebrated
Life and work
Francis was the son and pupil of
Marquis of Rockingham
. Several of these portraits were engraved by John June (fl. 1740-70), and published between 1760 and 1770.
Sartorius was a prolific and popular painter, and it is said that he produced more portraits of the famous race-horse "
Pot-8-Os
").
Francis contributed 38 works for exhibition at various
Royal Academy, 7 to the Society of Artists and 20 to the Free Society of Artists. He lived in London during the years he was exhibiting, finally residing in Soho, London at 17 Gerrard Street. He died on 5 March 1804, in his 70th year.[3]
He married five times, his fifth wife predeceasing him before him in January 1804. His son John Nost Sartorius (1759–1828) was also a notable horse artist, the most distinguished of the family.
References
- ^ F. Sartorius the Elder (Artnet).
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 310.
- ^ Gilbey, 1900, p129.
Further reading
- Gilbey, Sir Walter. Animal painters of England from the year 1650, volume 2 (London: Vinton & Co., 1900).
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francis Sartorius (the elder).
- 51 artworks by or after Francis Sartorius at the Art UK site
- Francis Sartorius at Artnet
- Paintings by F. Sartorius Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Art renewal Center)
- prints of works by Sartorius (Grosvenor prints)
- A Black Horse with Two Dogs (1793 - Tate Gallery, London)
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