portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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* N+ v% o5 R9 a# @6 OThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.! j7 p: D  _  D2 C

- E/ Y" ]3 s0 xLike 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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月月鳥

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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:
  ]  x* o+ _9 m: E 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含2 Z+ ?9 H; f7 s
有'呸傷'
1 H6 V- a: v0 J2 E+ N: k. `即係拿破倫ng係病死

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: C; J, [# Z* r  n9 yu are right , his food was poisoned by the british