Titian and his Friends
Remaining in the Royal Collection today, where it is thought to be a skilled copy after Titian, this self-portrait of the artist and a senator is commonly referred to as “Titian and his Friends”. It is fitting that Charles hung a likeness of Titian in this room, essentially a shrine to the artist – it would have functioned like a signature.
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 16, № 11
Titian
Picture of Titian himself painted by himself, and his friend a Venetian Senator - in a red velvet Venetian Senator's gown, half-length
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
2ft 9in x 3ft 1in (83.8 x 94cm)
Medium:
canvas
Light:
light from the right, light from the left
Frame:
old carved gilded frame
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Location:
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 20
Charles II inventory c1666:
Whitehall, no 531, 84 x 94
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51