portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard$ _9 X# F( _* g9 p8 R
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, W' j; ~# P. S" p2 \4 f0 G' GThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.5 |* l4 z. `6 w# z

) l7 v+ S" o# o8 E; U6 I/ M# DLike 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.: ]1 |  M4 v( }! U/ J7 T
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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:5 q- N1 w) K! W! `
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
5 F, z' s6 ~3 l, j- F有'呸傷'
7 B/ I; y2 o+ `! S- D( m即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british