portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard: U, `) b; Y8 G" u
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This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.0 S3 L; a; v2 x% @8 d, I/ F
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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.
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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: Q. E8 L2 w8 S3 F$ J7 s
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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 G& D) V7 M9 y# w- ]- b3 S 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含: {# F' n8 J( d. I& F* A7 w/ Z! `
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9 @( C! l$ Q. A# _! V8 }u are right , his food was poisoned by the british