portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard  [! G  [; p8 p' G. p7 ~- b) C
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This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.+ Q  X8 x# W, V4 }- t# K

4 J  z, ?! t; Q0 \+ Y" @) Z6 iLike 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5 L: J1 Q# ~/ l
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:4 [! P1 ?8 \" l& ~
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
( a; e, D7 a) {% p7 E有'呸傷'
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british