(1734 - 1804)
Sporting painter Francis Sartorius senior was based in London, the son of animal painter John Sartorius (active 18th century). He exhibited at the Society of Artists, the Free Society of Artists and the Royal Academy. Sartorius may have worked for the Pall Mall based print dealer and publisher Thomas Butler. He received commissions for equestrian and canine portraiture from members of the gentry and nobility, including the Duke of Cumberland and Lord Rockingham. He was a prolific artist, but did not charge high prices for his works and lived on a modest income. He died at about the age of 70, leaving a son John Nost Sartorius (1759-1829), also an animal painter.
