portrait of Napoleon

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Jacques-Louis David
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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.
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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.3 V- x% N: |1 }. N% ^
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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:6 R0 O2 F  ?% d2 L1 `
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含7 K2 H- y$ K8 y
有'呸傷'
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