His work is strongly influenced by the reaction against the Republic, and by the Catholic religion. This is obviously an expression of his personal conviction: actually his family was a noble and traditional one, but the influence of his patrons was probably determinative. Much of Coëssin de la Fosse's work represents the chouans, like "L'embuscade" ("the ambush"), or Catholic worship scenes such as "Procession autour d'une croix en pierre" ("Procession around a stone cross").