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The Falconer is on exhibit in the Cluny Museum in Paris, is all that remains of a much larger 15th Century original that was part of a series of tapestries known as "Scenes of Seignioral (lordy) Life." Its realistically drawn figures have been lifted out of context and silhouetted against a mille fleurs background. -
This tapestry represents the victory of King Louis XIV over the Spanish army in Flanders (now Belgium)in 1667. It was designed by the Flemish painter Frans Van der Meulen (1632-1690). The French army is crossing the canal of Bruges, followed by Louis XIV, the Prince de Cande and the Marquis de Crequy. The original tapestry.is in the Palace at Versailles, outside Paris.
