Endymion Porter and Anthony van Dyck

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Anthony van Dyck

Antwerp (Belgium), 1599 - London, 1641

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Endymion Porter and Anthony van Dyck

Ca. 1633. Oil on canvas.
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A protector and friend of Van Dyck, Endymion Porter (1587–1649) was secretary to the Duke of Buckingham and an important diplomat in the English Court. A great lover of the arts, he was in charge of acquiring works for the collection of King Charles I, and was one of Van Dyck´s greatest supporters during the latter´s stay in London.

The aristocrat is shown from the front, wearing white satin, while the painter, dressed in black, is shown in profile and shorter, so as not to stand out over a member of the aristocracy. Porter is depicted with Van Dyck in this painting, the only one known in which the artist is depicted in the company of another person. Despite the circumstances that led the painter to produce this painting being unknown, its style shows that it was executed between 1632 and 1635 approximately, during the early years of his stay in England or during the months he spent in the Spanish Netherlands in the winter of 1634–1635, when the painter was around thirty–five and Porter was forty–seven. It is possible that the artist carried out this portrait –which extols the friendship between the English aristocrat and the Flemish painter– in appreciation of Porter´s support for the painter in London, which enabled him to become court painter to Charles I.

The rock on which the two figures rest a hand is a symbol of the firmness of their friendship. The oval format of the painting continues the theme, helping to create a sense of proximity between them. On the other hand, the privileged position of the aristocrat, who appears frontally while the painter is shown in profile, reflects the social protocols of the society of the time. In addition to the typical refined elegance of the artist´s portraits –which define the poses, hands and stylised features, as well as the curtain and column that serve as a backdrop to the scene–, the exquisite execution and the harmony between the composition and the oval format of the painting complete one of the most beautiful portraits by the great Antwerp portraitist.

Museo Nacional del Prado, La almoneda del siglo: relaciones artísticas entre España y. La almoneda del siglo. Relaciones artísticas entre España y Gran Bretaña, 1604-1655, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 2002, p.n. 17

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Inventory number: P001489
Author: Anthony van Dyck
Title: Endymion Porter and Anthony van Dyck
Date: Ca. 1633
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Width: 144 cm; Height: 119 cm
Provenance: Collection of Sir Endymion Porter, ca. 1635; Sale of Diego Duarte, 1668; acquisition of Cosme de Medici?; Royal Collection (Isabella Farnese Collection, Palacio de La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Pieza del retrete, 1746, nº 38; Palacio de La Granja, Retrete y Gabinete, 1766, nº 38; Palacio de la Granja, Retrete y Gabinete, 1774, nº38;Palacio de Aranjuez, Madrid, Pieza de trucos, 1794, nº 38; Palacio Nuevo, Madrid, Sexta pieza de librería, 1814-18, nº 38, Museo Real de Pinturas a la muerte de Fernando VII, Madrid, Salón 1º Escuela Holandesa, 1834, nº16)

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Inv. Isabel Farnesio, La Granja, 1746. Núm. 38.
Vna Pintura origl en Lienzo de mano de Bandic, que reptª el Retrato suio; y un Embajador Holandes tiene quatro tercias de alto; cinco menos vn dedo de ancho en figura de Obalo, y Marco dordº tallàdo al dentro...1

Inv. Testamentaría Isabel Farnesio, La Granja, 1766. Núm. 38.
Ôtra pintura obalada de seis pies de largo, y quatro de alto, marco tallado, y dorado, que representa el retrato, de Vandic, y un compañero suyo, vale quatro mil rrs

Inv. Carlos III, La Granja, 1774. Núm. 38.
Retrete y Gabinete [...] 38 / Seis pies de largo quatro de alto obalada el retrato de Van Dick y un compañero suyo en el retrate y Gabinete = 4.000

Inv. Testamentaría Carlos III, Aranjuez, 1794. Núm. 38.
Pieza de Trucos [...] 38 / Un Quadro de figuraeliptica de cinco pies su mayor diametro: retrato de Vandic, y un Embajador. Vandic ... 6000

Inv. Fernando VII, Palacio Nuevo, 1814-1818. Núm. 38.
Sexta pieza de Libreria [...] 38 / ovalo dos varas y media largo vara y media alto dos personajes a la española antigua - Van Dick

Museo Real de Pinturas a la muerte de Fernando VII, 1834. Núm. 16.
Diez y seis. Retrato del mismo autor y un Personage de Van-Dick Lº 35.320

Catálogo Museo del Prado, 1854-1858. Núm. 1407.

Inv. Real Museo, 1857. Núm. 1407.
Van-Dick. / 1407. Retratos de medio cuerpo de van-dick y del conde de Bristol. / Este esta vestido de blanco, y lleva un precioso cuello de encaje. El pintor se ha retratado vestido de seda negra. / Alto 4 pies, 3 pulg; ancho 5 pies, 2 pulg.

Catálogo Museo del Prado, 1872-1907. Núm. 1330.