portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard! @: s) E( K  t8 R
Jacques-Louis David
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/ `; W- O, y$ ]4 A2 `9 UThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.; l/ F9 c: y* O7 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.5 `( Q) h3 c& f. l5 s! v2 `# r/ K
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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:$ b. A$ y5 z5 M0 t/ [7 r6 }
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british