Self-portrait with Sir Endymion Porter [SEP] creator
Self-portrait with Sir Endymion Porter
Self-portrait with Sir Endymion Porter is a self-portrait by Anthony van Dyck, showing him with his patron Sir Endymion Porter.
Painting.
The painting was produced in 1635 and measures 119 cm by 127 cm. It is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain.
It is van Dyck's only self-portrait to include another figure, showing Porter's importance in his life. The pair had first met in 1620, during van
Endymion Porter
Endymion Porter (1587–1649) was an English diplomat and royalist.
Early life.
He was descended from Sir William Porter, sergeant-at-arms to Henry VII, and son of Edmund Porter, of Aston-sub-Edge in Gloucestershire, by his cousin Angela, daughter of Giles Porter of Mickleton, in the same county.
He was brought up in Spain—where he had relatives—as page in the household of Olivares. He afterwards entered successively the service of Edward Villiers and