A Man on Horseback
Francis Sartorius I (London 1734 - London 1804)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1754 - 1804
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
400 x 445 mm (15 3/4 x 17 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446700
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Man on Horseback, by Francis Sartorius (London 1734 - London 1804), inscribed: F. Sartorius pinxit. Glazed. Full-length portrait on horseback, he rides to the left in an open landscape, wearing a blue coat, his head turned to the spectator, accompanied by two whippets; on the right is a small house on a slight rise.
Provenance
Given with Upton House to the National Trust by Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted (1882 – 1948) shortly before his death in 1948
Credit line
Upton House, The Bearsted Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
F. Sartorius pinxit (signed)
Makers and roles
Francis Sartorius I (London 1734 - London 1804), artist