portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard& i/ D. c" w3 l/ S7 q* r9 b9 v. q
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8 I; r8 g* A  x3 d3 n* x4 \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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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.& |! I3 {* }  `4 o) X! z

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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:% |+ ~* j% `2 X( W
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含" X, e" j* R. e4 H6 p
有'呸傷'/ V; z+ b$ N0 i
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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* |' w- F* S! V) n9 w8 \u are right , his food was poisoned by the british