portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard- B  I7 ~  S- e  C( q* `& k8 @9 P
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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., d  y- e. z% z5 ^/ T' B

3 f4 |9 o( l8 n% 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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[ 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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即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
9 T& Z$ x3 }2 Q/ d$ p- j# `  L 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含/ Q: `- u3 s& j2 y3 _; h0 v- J
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british