Claude Gautherot

Pierre-Claude Gautherot, usually referred to as either Claude Gautherot or Pierre Gautherot (1769-1825), born and died in Paris, was a pupil of David, whose friendship involved him in the troubles of the Revolution. He opened a school of design where the most noted artists studied under his direction. His principal work, Napoleon haranguing his troops on the Bridge of the Lech at Augsburg, is at Versailles.