Wappers was the first Belgian artist to take advantage of this state of affairs, and his first exhibited painting, "The Devotion of the Burgomaster of Leiden," appeared at the appropriate moment and had great success in the Brussels Salon  in 1830, the year of the Belgian Revolution.
Wappers adalah seniman pertama Belgia yang mengambil keuntungan dari keadaan itu, dan lukisan pertamanya, "Pengabdian Wali Kota Leiden," muncul pada saat yang tepat dan sukses besar di Salon Brussel pada tahun 1830, tahun terjadinya Revolusi Belgia.