portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard/ e+ R& _: b' K8 y1 a
Jacques-Louis David
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+ u3 f" n2 V" w7 JThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.7 o- Y$ s2 A' v# k4 {  `# a2 U
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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

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含! o& Q, J) ~% j) _, A* Z
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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. o/ P% J  R. f7 p$ o* mu are right , his food was poisoned by the british