portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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! u; A# q; U* }0 o4 b$ kThis 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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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.. G# L3 x5 b. {: l' m

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9 |" h  K# @& |# Z" l[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:4 {& t* |- {$ j
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含* H8 F( X0 C/ H5 J
有'呸傷'+ K4 m" j5 {( e6 h
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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" i- i- F0 J  V* d9 {3 pu are right , his food was poisoned by the british