John Sartorius

For other painters in the family, see John Nost Sartorius and John Francis Sartorius.

Looby at full stretch, 1735 (wood engraving by F. Babbage after Sartorius)

John Sartorius (1700? – 1780?) was an Anglo-German animal painter, the first of four generations of the celebrated Sartorius family of artists.[1] He should not be confused with his great-grandson John Francis Sartorius.

  1. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Sartorius, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 309–10.