portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard1 u" u; J. _! W$ L; _7 i
Jacques-Louis David
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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.
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: l& ^1 y% E7 R/ ?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.' N0 G! i8 }7 k7 g6 F
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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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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:8 p7 r, d# ^1 t' M9 `' l3 ^
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含; y0 f7 ~9 c' M$ T1 k/ `
有'呸傷'  u# l+ O. |! H0 M) e
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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* w6 A* x: Q) t# Eu are right , his food was poisoned by the british