portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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This painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.! r* o' G! f" j$ Y. \
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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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" ^4 m- z4 Y. }2 l& r[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含1 ^( x& H. D9 O
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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:1 W9 C1 Y7 P$ U3 V6 P
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含& ~9 X5 x* ?5 |4 }) }" t
有'呸傷'& }+ s& c% v$ `) S$ {! ?
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british