portrait of Napoleon

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. w2 z) \/ V+ m2 t6 GThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.0 A, @1 M: g) n* g) L! v5 M% ?& N" D
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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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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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即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:. i6 i8 J1 T  i0 g
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含% w! I9 R; _3 Y* Z, Z1 k
有'呸傷'
7 a/ u- ?1 u& I即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british