portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard5 G  @7 A( U5 G( e# I0 {
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9 i/ f8 J6 B/ ~' I2 M& EThis 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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/ V7 y: p9 h& [  [3 GLike 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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即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:3 y# |% t5 a1 r
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含) k$ I5 O+ j# K
有'呸傷'0 @8 x: T" l. ^( u- C  w' ]( ]
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british