portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard1 z! k: }, k: b" R
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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 1801.2 z6 ~$ M  ^* h2 u8 C& _" v

5 t( c1 [  w* aLike 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.# u9 w9 I& P- {( ?7 y; x8 s; v

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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:
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有'呸傷'$ M9 |2 S/ g2 L2 _
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british