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 1801.9 f" d# c- R( ^) ?) H8 n, f5 [
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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.8 B4 Z0 s) v5 P( X' W

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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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:4 L4 p. y/ W. a! N) z- t
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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  W! `4 q- r/ f2 D. M3 h8 ju are right , his food was poisoned by the british