portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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8 H4 v; Y& x7 A# x% `$ G: wThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.
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0 o% T+ m" o# H% }7 K0 WLike 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:) {% ^2 B$ O* f7 X7 D
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含" T( J6 l. |' c3 Q
有'呸傷') n' r, X) {6 }7 ?3 Y
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british