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Endymion Porter was a favourite courtier of King Charles I, for whom he bought works of art. He is shown here as a huntsman with his kill, a possible reference to the ongoing civil war. His patronage of the arts is indicated by the statue of Apollo and the classical frieze he is leaning on. William Dobson painted this portrait at the exiled court of King Charles in Oxford. The pose is taken from a portrait of the Roman Emperor Vespasian by Titian, which was then in Charles I’s collection. Porter was later forced into exile in France, and his art collection was seized.
Title
Endymion Porter
Date
c.1642–5
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 149.9 x W 127 cm
Accession number
N01249
Acquisition method
Purchased 1888
Work type
Painting
Tate Britain
Millbank, London, Greater London SW1P 4RG England
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