portrait of Napoleon

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Jacques-Louis David
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2 M' @* O3 {5 y2 Z# c% @% S! h* M) nThis 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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4 c/ H) l# U' b" TLike 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:
; ~8 |' V; X6 p+ @* m+ x 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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% Y/ H' L& X: O+ T即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british