portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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' V  t5 V5 s% {! JThis 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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+ K* c9 I" f# c9 s/ g/ @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.
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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: r4 m! o6 \% A; a+ J/ }
有'呸傷'  a+ s, j" @; w) k, L5 K9 n  k
即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:) I9 ?1 ^& Q8 h  a4 {- ^1 Z3 }  N
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
3 Y8 v, Q! ~7 }& U4 v/ k7 k有'呸傷'6 y4 \1 s9 t, Y% P
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british