portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard9 X1 t' U* q( [- S3 e) e
Jacques-Louis David
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, s4 s) Y# q6 @1 `  A! V/ m3 XLike 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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. J( P7 Z% A7 L% A$ t* n[ 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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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:2 `! v- ~4 ]* O; A
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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9 C9 `9 z* S. `: {! L6 j6 V. w* o( Bu are right , his food was poisoned by the british