portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard. D- ]& V0 q! z5 {4 D
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This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.* h4 a' B. u( d" W

; g& F4 \2 Z, x- j$ E7 ?& OLike 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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[ 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:
6 Z; _5 c. Y' z5 F2 t 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

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  D: r' X: N# Vu are right , his food was poisoned by the british