portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard' a2 i7 k* {( I6 |5 r0 W
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8 m* \, \; ?; |' IThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.6 d2 d! R' i4 W* n$ H3 m* s

1 o# Q) ^8 S# c: k4 n# C7 ~4 @+ b) FLike 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.; }- |6 K' c; Y& M1 t  U  Y
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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:
2 |; S) i9 D9 V, V1 ~ 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
  s0 l' V& P. B, O有'呸傷'3 f! [+ z2 o2 K, M! x$ W7 |" j
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british