大卫1748年生于巴黎,曾任革命政权艺术指导达四年之久,负责组织以宣传为目的的节日和庆典活动。后来他成为激进的波拿巴主义者,于1800年被拿破仑任命为政府画家;同年6月马伦戈战役取得胜利后,拿破仑请大卫为他绘制一幅浪漫的骑士肖像。“我希望画中的我是镇静的,骑在一匹烈马上,”拿破仑说。他还说,画像是否逼真 Born in Paris in 1748, David was the artistic director of the revolutionary regime for four years and was responsible for organizing festivals and celebrations for propaganda purposes. Later, he became a radical Bonapartist and was named a government painter by Napoleon in 1800. After the victory of the Battle of Marengo in June of the same year, Napoleon asked David to draw a portrait of a romantic knight for him. “I hope I am calm in the picture, riding on a sturdy horse, ” Napoleon said. He also said that the portrait is realistic