portrait of Napoleon

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/ {" E. v! x8 P0 C# u- i1 oThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.1 w- a1 B( x( P6 D$ i* O( B

$ U4 x# M# }" U4 }; f8 {" [! X0 NLike 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
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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:4 J) V7 L, A; k0 C
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
8 C" F. ?2 f4 p$ m0 L  g4 s9 R有'呸傷'
1 ?+ j) U2 ~2 ^4 a/ J即係拿破倫ng係病死

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  H( \3 `# `+ |u are right , his food was poisoned by the british