portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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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.: z5 j6 C: a5 J
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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.
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:/ l8 \6 t, l: ?$ n. P5 {( {1 j- G
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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