<P> On Monday 12 June both kings and their men - at - arms met at the aforementioned camp . Also present were the Queen of England and the Queen of France, wife of Francis I with her ladies - in - waiting--all riding in litters and sedan chairs covered in sumptuous embroidery . Some other ladies also arrived mounted on richly decorated palfreys . </P> <P> Then the two kings with their teams of challengers and their sides entered the field, every one fully armed and magnificently dressed . The French king started the jousts and did extremely well, even though the first lance was broken by King Henry, who managed to break one on each charge . The French king broke a good number of lances but not as many as Henry . </P> <P> Thursday 15 June saw Henry in the field again, fully armoured and challenging all comers . Opponents that day included two French noblemen with their men - at - arms, all well - mounted and finely dressed, who acquitted themselves well . On Friday 16 June there was no contest at the camp because of a tremendous gale . On Saturday both kings entered the field and king Henry's armour - skirt and horse - trapper were decorated with 2,000 ounces of gold and 1,100 huge pearls, the price of which was incalculable, the Earl of Devonshire (sic) also appeared that day wearing cloth of gold, tissue - cloth and cloth of silver, all elaborately embroidered, with his retinue wearing the same uniform . </P> <P> When the French king and the Earl of Devonshire charged at each other, so fierce was their encounter that both their lances broke . In all they ran off eight times, during which the French king broke three lances while the earl broke two lances and the French king's nose . </P>

Who painted the field of the cloth of gold