portrait of Napoleon
[center][b]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard[/b]Jacques-Louis David*GH&vt;vC iX
This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.
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Like most of David's portraits of Napoleon, this was a propaganda piece. Napoleon actually crossed the Alps on a mule because mules have better balance and traction, are lower to the ground, and do better in cold weather.~DWC?*H!tmf-Z,G
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