Endymion Porter (1587-1649)

Endymion Porter (1587-1649), diplomat and royalist, black basalt medal, believed Wedgwood, after the bronze medal by Jean Warin (1635), his bearded bust right, wearing lace collar, ENDYMION PORTER R CAROLI A CVBICVLIS ÆTAT SVÆ 48, 71.5mm (cf MI 276/78; pl. XXIII, 3; cf BMC [Jones] 298; R & S, p. 282), late 18th century and without mark. As made.

Reilly & Savage list an oval example and the Wedgwood Catalogue of 1779 mentions "E. Porter".

Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, October, 2013.