portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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/ S& }) T+ C. e2 N" m, rThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801." ?. ]+ B- n) Z2 j9 s  D

5 u' N6 o- f1 QLike 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.
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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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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
' R( T. B0 V$ X& a6 l8 v 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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3 h5 n4 w& J% D+ k即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british