portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard4 D3 g3 }" }' K% Z# d8 ?) @5 p+ k) N5 ]
Jacques-Louis David
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4 @# s# A9 K3 o, x2 M  @4 UThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.# o0 S. }& W2 @, {5 \4 K3 l
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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.
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: M1 ?3 R% l: {[ 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:: n2 I( d$ k% K+ j0 Y- V- R# X& ?
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含* U/ s; y" ]) ?' l  C+ v1 ?2 ^" B
有'呸傷'
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british