John Nost Sartorius. John Nost Sartorius, 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 Nott was the son of horse-artist Francis Sartorius 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 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, and a list of the 74 pictures which he showed there can be found in Walter Gilbey's in Animal painters of England from the year 1650, volume 2. The Sporting Magazine from 1795-1827 contained many engraved plates from his works by J. Walker, J. Webb, and others. 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, from a drawing by his father.
A Set of Four Hunting Pieces after his pictures, was published in 1790 by J. Harris, the plates being engraved by Peltro William Tomkins and James Neagle. John N. Sartorius died in 1828. Of his sons John Francis Sartorius was als
He is considered the best-known and prolific of the Sartorius family of artists. John Nott was the son of horse-artist Francis Sartorius 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 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, and a list of the 74 pictures which he showed there can be found in Walter Gilbey's in Animal painters of England from the year 1650, volume 2. The Sporting Magazine from 1795-1827 contained many engraved plates from his works by J. Walker, J. Webb, and others. 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, from a drawing by his father.
A Set of Four Hunting Pieces after his pictures, was published in 1790 by J. Harris, the plates being engraved by Peltro William Tomkins and James Neagle. John N. Sartorius died in 1828. Of his sons John Francis Sartorius was als
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