The Petit Brabançon may still be found in paintings from the fifteenth century.

Petit Brabançon (Small Brabant Griffon)

Amongst these rabbits was a breed known as the Petit Brabançon, as it originated from Brabant in Flanders.

The Petit Brabançon would often display Dutch markings, and breeders in England selected those with even markings, fixing those markings into the breed we know today.

The Griffon Bruxellois may refer to three different breeds, the Griffon Bruxellois, the Griffon Belge and the Petit Brabançon.