portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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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.% e, X, P5 o) \3 B  _

0 l' M" U5 S, f1 V/ Y7 D4 ?. x; |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.( n# O1 [8 g# o3 V6 N8 y1 M( l/ W

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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:
) j% |$ E& D- H& ~) P2 R: i 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含( ~; u" p# x8 k; a/ Q, J6 x( ~6 T
有'呸傷'
) u5 L4 k" {+ n9 T0 b即係拿破倫ng係病死

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1 s+ Z/ P' f" X) ~2 t; q' w) yu are right , his food was poisoned by the british