portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard( Z) R+ D7 t0 G$ q+ B8 @  q, E
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6 c7 N! q7 m9 M, c  ]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 J- E) H3 p  h" Q: u: @9 J% Y! g

5 i. x5 N9 x+ N' h. xLike 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.7 l+ z' R, n/ q; D$ @
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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:& ?- A! p( N9 l
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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" r5 O& ^6 p2 x8 h9 \即係拿破倫ng係病死

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. y4 I$ ?1 }+ s( a! W0 Ru are right , his food was poisoned by the british