portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

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Jacques-Louis David
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# W+ E) R( U4 [4 a5 @This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.- h$ D2 ~. T4 U' x
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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.: [& s( A% A6 v* M! q# L" `9 M2 }
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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:
7 e( Z0 ~8 _. g' Y% t) l 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
7 n. C2 ^  X3 E, p( T; r有'呸傷'" Q: u# a# x: M
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british