portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard/ a6 ~/ Y  F, r5 s. W! i: V
Jacques-Louis David
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; a  P: Q2 r0 y" g; tThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801./ z; U6 q% |  V' B  @' l

! [: i! a: X0 |7 qLike 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., y0 ]- Y  y$ m$ ~# a& I, q
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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
. U/ H* [6 U2 y5 M2 ~' X3 [ 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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  k# h" ?* t' t1 Q3 g6 l6 ^u are right , his food was poisoned by the british