portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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0 H9 z" S* I  Z' H" yThis 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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- R# w: X. k" _/ ALike 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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月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british