portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard9 ~4 C& K( \8 o( V
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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.) N; Z6 p' J3 q6 u, m: c

* R6 q% O0 S( N. u' `Like 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

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:6 U: M* U7 F3 M* n3 J
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
0 }; r- `  p4 f/ y有'呸傷'2 B6 i/ r1 z, X* G
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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0 V; {0 k4 F. D& I$ _/ [: G/ Fu are right , his food was poisoned by the british