portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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4 \9 t' U6 g* R% G! f" ZThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801., Z8 q3 ?. M& H: {9 i9 k
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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.4 n+ v2 c6 Q$ Q7 g+ W: X/ f/ p4 Q
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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:
, o" o/ n0 H% }" m2 Z) v+ \ 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

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british