portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard1 j" r" T# n+ C3 k, T& {
Jacques-Louis David
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, T1 n% `7 w) O/ e& d9 e/ K1 r+ d; HThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.1 U' X4 i; k: {8 O7 N3 \

' x- J* ?% |) J/ z: F- h& c2 tLike 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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: z0 ?* n' c: h2 R: z[ 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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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
7 U; ]/ {0 _; f 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含0 N% y1 z1 j* I) F
有'呸傷'' w8 `+ j- ~5 n7 G
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british