portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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; p& k* o* D6 f$ ]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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# x3 a+ s' O9 B2 b/ ]- \3 hLike 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 ]

月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含0 q' ~7 l% D$ V5 T+ x3 }: W+ ?$ z
有'呸傷'
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
2 t$ [8 `. g& p( O; a& j3 o: \ 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含6 z' T8 ?* J4 u
有'呸傷'
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british