The subject of this work refused to sit for it, forcing the artist to have his son stand on a ladder and putthe subject's uniform on.
The subject of this work refused to sit for it, forcing the artist to have his son stand on a ladder and putthe subject's uniform on. Paul Delaroche was commissioned to create a more historically accurate versionof this work. The bottom left corner of this painting contains stones inscribed with the names "KarolusMagnus" and "Hannibal." In the background, some soldiers are struggling to push a cannon along a path.The title character of this painting has a billowing orange cloak and points upward while "calm on a fiery"rearing horse in the St. Bernard Pass. For 10 points, name this Jacques-Louis David painting, in which theEmperor of the French goes over some mountains.
The subject of this work refused to sit for it, forcing the artist to have his son stand on a ladder and putthe subject's uniform on.
 Napoleon Crossing the Alps [or Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard]