 Seeing the painting is said to have inspired the Belgian writer Hendrik Conscience to write his book ""De Leeuw van Vlaanderen"" (The Lion of Flanders) about the Flemish battle for independence from the French.The success of de Keyser's work was followed by his less impressive work, the "Battle of Worringen of 1288".Starting in 1862, de Keyser painted a series of decorative historical paintings that celebrated the Flemish school of art.