portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard2 U, \4 B+ z, M" `$ O
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0 j: S7 `0 c) }5 ~. V7 F% G, Y& zThis 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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+ d- ?; A4 s1 }3 U+ pLike 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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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:6 ]8 O0 X( \% @
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含4 O' e7 }. D! m8 b. z- U" {
有'呸傷'( y4 D1 O+ Q" h' d: V* j
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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# C9 z& r  e: Q. @2 Iu are right , his food was poisoned by the british