# John Nost Sartorius artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1759-05-26
- Nationality: English
- Movements: British Sporting Art
- Common media: oil painting

## About John Nost Sartorius

John Nost Sartorius (1759–c. 1828) was an English painter celebrated for his depictions of horses, horse racing, and hunting scenes. Born in London on 26 May 1759, he belonged to the prominent Sartorius family of artists: his father Francis Sartorius (I) was a noted horse painter, his brother Francis Sartorius (II) painted marines, and his son John Francis Sartorius also became a sporting artist. John Nost is widely regarded as the most accomplished and prolific member of this dynasty. Active during the golden age of British sporting art, he produced a large body of work documenting the racehorses, hunters, and country estates of Georgian England. His paintings are held in major public collections including the Tate.

## Common works and media

Sartorius worked primarily in oil on canvas. His most frequently encountered subjects are individual portrait-type paintings of racehorses at full stride or standing at stud, hunting scenes with riders and hounds in landscape settings, and compositions featuring named horses with their owners or jockeys. Less commonly, he painted broader landscape subjects and other animal subjects. RKD records over 550 images attributed to him, reflecting his considerable output.

## Market and appraisal context

Sartorius's paintings appear regularly at auction in Sporting Art and British Old Master sales. Value depends on whether the horse or subject can be identified, the quality of provenance (especially links to historic racing stables or country houses), condition of the canvas, and the clarity of attribution within the Sartorius family. Misattribution among family members is a known issue, so expert review is advisable. His works are most commonly encountered as oil-on-canvas paintings of individual horses or racing scenes.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from museum and library authority sources with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lot data when those records are available. For John Nost Sartorius, this page draws on the Tate collection record, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and Wikidata.

## Sources

- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/69808
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-nost-sartorius-477
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6250702
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95748677/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500011112
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nost_Sartorius