Hunting Park
Flemish
Category
Tapestries
Date
circa 1580 - circa 1600
Materials
Tapestry of wool and silk
Measurements
2.0 m (H); 4.16 m (W)
Place of origin
Belgium
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Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494843
Summary
Tapestry, wool and silk, Hunting Park, Flemish, probably Oudenaarde, c. 1580-1600. A landscape with men on foot and on horseback hunting with dogs. There are buildings in the background amidst the trees. The tapestry must once have formed part of a larger piece. There is a border along the top with small figures between bunches of leaves and flowers.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust from the Dryden Family in 1983
Credit line
Canons Ashby, The Dryden Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1981)
Makers and roles
Flemish, workshop probably Oudenaarde, workshop