portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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. P6 q# G3 }2 t; c4 h: fThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.* \+ c. ^5 R: S; y. r6 G

/ `3 M8 I& k/ P' `; dLike 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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# K6 G* V( b' h( X, _; k, M即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:# H1 C2 A& f5 u1 [& g
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含* L' h- u( Z0 K- T. l) N
有'呸傷'; ]8 ~: }" Q4 }+ L& Z0 ~* Y- a1 V
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british