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pictures of the school made their own by his 

 ancestors, but his abilities as an artist are not 

 equal to those of his father. His hunting pieces 

 are spirited, indicating, moreover, knowledge of 

 country life and pursuits ; some of his works were 

 done on a large scale ; but his output was small 

 compared with that of his parent ; in regard to 

 this it must be borne in mind that he had not 

 only his famous father to compete against during 

 the greater part of his life (he seems to have 

 survived John N. only some three years), but 

 numerous clever rivals whose talents, while inferior 

 to those of his father, were superior to his own. 



His first works in the Royal Academy were 

 shown in the exhibition of 1802, when his address 

 was 17, King Street, Holborn ; these were two 

 portraits, one of a mare named Isabella, the other 

 of a colt named Edmund. John N, Sartorius 

 had a couple of horse portraits in the exhibition 

 of that year, and the ddbiit of a son following in 

 his footsteps must have been remarked ; no doubt, 

 too, the young man's works attracted some notice 

 on their own merits ; at all events, we have evi- 

 dence in an autograph letter, possessed by the 

 author, that John F. Sartorius was at this time 

 beginning to find patrons. The letter is worth 

 quoting, as it affords an idea of the prices a young 



