portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard0 H  W( y9 ^' \2 z1 U$ ?
Jacques-Louis David
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3 p' g; s0 D; J$ QThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.4 G2 t# h- P+ d1 c

( i! N; G/ o6 d: P) bLike 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.0 I% O0 X, [+ R& Q3 u

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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" O0 i! b; h5 F) t2 F& F
有'呸傷'
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
* H; g8 R. e- h# h- @9 C( n8 _3 b 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