portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard1 h" n; n  }% M  x
Jacques-Louis David
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  ^2 f5 d) _3 }& m3 UThis 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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* |0 M7 p+ S9 D* K$ g5 bLike 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.+ e) I' V) S# a

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

月月鳥

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有'呸傷'
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:4 J* D2 W8 F2 I* E2 Z8 F
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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$ z9 c$ ?! f4 b/ _: a/ L) Gu are right , his food was poisoned by the british