Léon Gabriel COFFINIERES de NORDECK (Montpellier, 1844 - Paris, 1898) "Prodiges qui précédèrent ladite émeute (Prodigies that preceded the aforementioned riot) Illustration for Chronicorum Karoli Sexti Gouache Signed and dated 'G. Coffinières de Nordeck / 1894' lower right "Prodigies which preceded the said riot", gouache, signed and dated, by L. G. Coffinières de Nordeck 11.61 x 17.91 in. 29.5 x 45.5 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris Our gouache illustrates Chapter II of Book III of the Chronique de Charles VI, a historiographical work written by a contemporary, a monk at Saint-Denis Abbey, recounting the history of France during the turbulent reign of King Charles VI (1368-1422). This episode recounts the strange events that took place in Paris just before the maillotins revolt provoked on 1 March 1382 by the tax reform. The birth of a two-headed calf was interpreted as an omen of the terrible events that followed. Léon Gabriel COFFINIERES de NORDECK (Montpellier, 1844 - Paris, 1898) 29.5 x 45.5 cm Our gouache illustrates Chapter II of Book III of the Chronique de Charles VI, a historiographical work written by a contemporary, a monk at Saint-Denis Abbey, recounting the history of France during the turbulent reign of King Charles VI (1368-1422). This episode recounts the strange events that took place in Paris just before the maillotins revolt provoked on 1 March 1382 by the tax reform. The birth of a two-headed calf was interpreted as an omen of the terrible events that followed.