However, de Fiennes' name was only assigned to one of the burghers long after the historical event in 1346.

In one version of the modello for de Fiennes, Rodin he showed the figure's arms tense and fists clenched, while in another he showed his hands open and his arms by his sides.

[2] A third study shows him with no arms, totally covered by a robe from shoulders to feet, with more hair on his head and with more detail in the facial features.

[3] In the final group the figure is clothed but has his arms extended as in the first nude modello.

However, overall the figure of de Fiennes in the final group is the one with the most changes from the initial modello.