NT_761406

Sitter/Title: Caroline Starr Balestier, Mrs Rudyard Kipling (1862-1939) Qualifier: by Artist(s): Sir Philip Burne-Jones, 2nd Bt Date made: 1899 Medium: oil on canvas Credit line: © National Trust Images / National Portrait Gallery, London People Authority (Sitters): Caroline Kipling (née Balestier) Measurements: 641 x 419 mm (25 1/4 x 16 1/2 in) (Sight Size) Caption: A three-quarter-length portrait of Caroline Starr Balestier, Mrs Rudyard Kipling (1862-1939) standing, turned to the left, left profile, left hand on hip, wearing a green dress. Oil painting on canvas by Sir Philip Edward Burne-Jones (1861-1926), inscribed: P.B.J. to R.C.K. 1899. <br> Caroline Starr Balestier married Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), the author and poet, in 1892. <br><br> Collection: Bateman's, East Sussex <br><br>