Hunting Scene: Finding the Scent

John Nost Sartorius (1759 - 1828)

Oil on canvas

1786

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Czech Republic
    City: Prague
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    Prolific sporting painter John Nost Sartorius was born in London, the son of painter Francis Sartorius senior. His second name may derive from sculptor John van Nost, a neighbour in Piccadilly. Sartorius later moved to Soho with his father, then to St Martin-in-the-Fields, before settling in Kennington towards the end of his life. His early work strongly resembles that of his father, suggesting he was trained by his father. He exhibited at the Society of Artists, Free Society of Artists and the Royal Academy. Many of his works were published as engravings and mezzotints. Towards the end of his career he produced small still lifes of birds. His eldest son, John Francis Sartorius, continued the family tradition of painting sporting pictures.
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    Subjects
    horseback, fox hunting, sport, landscape C18th, genre, tree, dog, horse, hill, man, path
    Materials & Techniques
    canvas, oil, oil painting
  • Details
    Artist
    John Nost Sartorius (1759 - 1828)
    Title
    Hunting Scene: Finding the Scent
    Date
    1786
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 73.00 cm, width: 91.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Sotheby's Agency, 22 March 1983
    Provenance
    Capt.R B Brassey; his heir; private treaty sale through Sotheby's
    GAC number
    16163