portrait of Napoleon

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, v- @$ a$ r( jThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.% O! v0 x, k) ?$ q7 i

) A, a2 g5 p5 w, ]$ F0 ILike 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:
0 B4 S8 W! T6 ?" V$ ^ 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
" L7 h2 X/ e) a/ d, j0 k" E有'呸傷'
' N1 _6 R& U) l+ Z# a即係拿破倫ng係病死

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# Y3 J; M$ C0 E+ h+ Q: ~u are right , his food was poisoned by the british