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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard. E3 |' R: L! u  o
Jacques-Louis David
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+ F' ^  D6 n  |4 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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/ {+ ^4 A4 X$ j$ ]: zLike 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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* W& V1 W0 a* n- H0 i[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british