portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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0 V% Q- u. T7 @& Z$ k* ZThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801." W4 r. {3 d* N. D1 C; ]- U/ E$ d

- Z# D) P% ?& s* }2 b$ ALike 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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1 R9 k; z% E0 m% _[ 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* ^( Y3 M' k; p1 R
有'呸傷'
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:) s, k! j  o$ J1 x3 S
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含. S( Q& Q" o$ v) u5 B
有'呸傷': z' F. h# u! z% P
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british