portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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5 l. S+ A8 X8 q- L& IThis 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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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 L3 K7 i. I' `

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

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
; O5 D! g7 ^+ ]2 w+ ?4 s+ b 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