portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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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.' @' q3 }- k" G' Y: d6 {$ B
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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.
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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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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:* G* X* J% V" I9 T( L
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含* x& j% T: k  q7 s, p: `
有'呸傷'. @9 B0 |+ V6 b" O! o
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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- k5 G; A7 x/ hu are right , his food was poisoned by the british