portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard; ~% H& p' @  M/ l0 r9 l6 O
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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 1801.4 e% C: d6 j) T

& k. _1 N, m5 n, W7 \' S+ `% T1 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.& c" w) E/ E( A/ b) _+ \7 W* i
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4 _: g. A( j( S* J[ 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% y, z0 n" O5 h' y8 _$ y
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:8 S+ X3 u2 Y" s, k& \" o0 r! w
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含5 @5 Z3 z( [( {1 t( x( B
有'呸傷'1 y1 A( x: g5 I+ ], y% `, {; h3 u, }
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british