Running Man
Flemish
Category
Tapestries
Date
circa 1550 - circa 1575
Materials
Tapestry, wool and silk
Measurements
2.59 m (H); 1.02 m (W)
Place of origin
Belgium
Order this imageCollection
Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 761606
Summary
Tapestry, wool and silk, Running Man, Flemish, c. 1550-1575. A narrow tapestry panel cut from a larger piece, with a man in armour running through a forest, the foot and skirt of a woman just visible on the right hand side. The tapestry has no borders but a red galloon has been applied around the edges.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Caroline Starr Balestier, Mrs Rudyard Kipling (1862-1939) with the house and contents
Credit line
Bateman’s, The Rudyard Kipling Collection (The National Trust)
Makers and roles
Flemish, workshop