portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard& P9 s4 V5 c: n5 C  s* x! q- f
Jacques-Louis David
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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 1801.3 }# N# w6 O" `& C! x
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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.1 r9 i% n" c- f- B

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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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:, K. k- i! a1 }" t
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british