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 1801.2 @5 C  x9 R8 q- M( [3 I7 j
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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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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:! I: P) k) [- [
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british