portrait of Napoleon

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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.' n) m3 m# S7 X/ P1 |3 z! ]

( E# R- U1 H) h- U0 h5 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.; L& J' `& ~6 ]+ F; n# h

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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:
1 N1 h: g' h5 y7 Z5 {+ q; L8 M 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含8 ~) i5 N3 D/ {5 s" ~7 y% J' d9 A
有'呸傷'/ r7 y( D" ~- t3 s8 H+ B
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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/ F. @& n# s2 ^' J* w, o3 ~/ C5 E" eu are right , his food was poisoned by the british