portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard- X% c' c9 n  d: _: S
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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 1801.7 D" K) E& w# b

* z  u# [& f$ C7 |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.& ?% l; j0 @- Z& |
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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& @4 J- _. b$ I( L* R% N
有'呸傷'
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
; c  b0 L+ U8 S+ b% H! C 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含' K# O0 }1 I7 Z3 n( d8 ]
有'呸傷'& a8 ?) o  e" R/ Q. g: ?
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british