portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard9 [+ i5 R* F3 E4 @. i. E6 U
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3 O2 Q& S5 |8 |% v) V& W' H" M. i3 xThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.% L, I3 |! E, F# V- n  T+ r, ~; O
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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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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:. b: ~: h3 _; z' S' }; f
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含/ X3 ^+ ?$ v- Z+ g. c) Q  y+ o8 u
有'呸傷'/ @5 r( m% p4 `% i2 w% Z
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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5 |) y: }  w& I/ }u are right , his food was poisoned by the british