The scene
Inspired by The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien (1955). Dawn on the Pelennor Fields. Theoden of Rohan rears up on a rocky rise before the last great charge, the green banner with the white horse flying over his riders, and the White City standing against the mountain behind him. An inspired-by print: nothing in it is taken from any film.
The style
A Neoclassical heroic oil painting after David: smooth glazed paint, crisp drawing, a storm-torn sky and a horse rearing on the edge of the rock. The rock in the corner is carved with THEODEN, HELM and EORL, the kings of Rohan, the way David carved the names of great generals into his.
The inspiration
After Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1801). I followed his composition on purpose. His emperor has become the king of Rohan, the Alps have become the Pelennor, and the carved names are Rohan's own.
How it's made
I design each scene and refine it until it feels right, and I added the inscription afterwards. It's a print of a digital artwork after David, not a David and not a hand-painted original. A typeset caption under the picture names the book, the scene and the painting it follows. Each one carries my printed "Chapter & Scene" signature in the margin.