Révolte des Chaperons, 1379

This print by Jacques-Joseph Lecurieux, dated circa 1837, depicts the Revolt of the Chaperons in 1379, an episode linked to the uprising of Ghent in the former Low Countries under the rule of the dukes of Burgundy. The scene shows a crowd in turmoil, figures raising their arms, drawn weapons, and a dramatic composition emphasizing political tension, popular violence, and the eruption of urban unrest. Created in the style of nineteenth-century historical illustration, the work does not simply report an event, but offers a theatricalized vision of riot and conflict between authority and revolt. The Commons file states that it comes from the 1854 edition of Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne de la maison de Valois.