portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard4 k# v2 A( e  I
Jacques-Louis David
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1 k; z" D) q# Y4 m1 V1 a4 aThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.
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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.8 m$ a- T/ r3 }9 S

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月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:* C) o# K2 e5 E/ d  {# v( F# D
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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% @: o; t; ~# o" {即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british