portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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3 }) V3 B# W$ T, n, TThis 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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2 {' m. J  b3 N8 t3 k6 }9 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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[ 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:
  E* t- B. |/ }3 ]8 a4 q, x; \- b 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含7 z# S9 c9 V! e8 w* P& V
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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