portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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4 {0 j+ U- P* r2 p9 F. }; P6 TThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.3 I! M% K6 S; z

3 }1 A. ^/ p) t- c, t( LLike 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.
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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:( G: {0 S0 s3 q! K  \
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含( ^2 `' ?+ c0 E. ~* h1 G, @, ?
有'呸傷'+ \$ [! K! l" w3 g
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british