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.* N5 Y% F+ s3 H/ F" D7 e# t8 Q
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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., c! M5 \6 ]! `& n1 Z

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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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即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:; F) F! _% I* w) Y6 w
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
: p' w# ?/ |, j& W1 e. X有'呸傷'
+ ]/ c5 B6 k* a* e即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british