portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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- U* `# I. {9 `( p1 hThis 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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! Q" D! v/ N. J! dLike 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 ]

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:4 P3 {/ g% _* w7 n4 ~
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british