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to possess, and afford no evidence of attempt to 

 secure completeness. The particulars now given 

 have been collected from all the sources ordinarily 

 available, and also represent the fruit of much 

 research over a wide field. Close personal examina- 

 tion of paintings and engravings has been necessary 

 to render justice to each member of this family 

 of artists — a task of no small difficulty, as many 

 pictures are signed by, or described as the handi- 

 work of Sartorius Senior or Sartorius Junior, the 

 initials being omitted. 



John Sartorius was born in Nuremberg, 

 about the year 1700. It has not been possible 

 to trace the date which saw his departure from 

 Bavaria and settlement in England. The earliest 

 evidence of his residence in this country occurs 

 in connection with a picture which he painted for 

 Mr. Panton about 1722. This is a portrait of a 

 celebrated mare, named Molly, who had won 

 upwards of twenty matches, and never sustained 

 defeat until she started in the race which proved 

 fatal to her. She had been matched to run at 

 Newmarket on 2nd November, 1723, against the 

 Duke of Bolton's famous horse Terror and two 

 hours afterwards against Badger. While running 

 the first match she was suddenly taken ill, with what 

 malady we are not told, and died almost on the 

 course, between the stand and the rubbing house. 



