Lot 32: John Francis Sartorius (c.1775-1831)

A dead snipe hanging from a nail
signed and dated 'J.F. Sartorius 1808.' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid on panel
13 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (34.3 x 30 cm.)

Frederick Standfield (1916-2004), Forge Cottage, East Meon, Hampshire, and by inheritance to the vendor.

Frederick Standfield wrote two books on shooting, Syndicate Shooting (1961), and Pheasant Shooting (1963), numberous articles for The Shooting Times, and more recently A History of East Meon (1984), the village in which he lived. He also formed a notable collection of sporting pictures including a number of watercolours by Archibald Thorburn.

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