portrait of Napoleon

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; U  b, k  ~0 V. U1 r! h5 |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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5 A7 P' {6 q2 O) B5 p7 U- B  cLike 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.% n3 F3 L! ]! }/ C$ v" }3 l9 V
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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8 U6 z. X& k( d
有'呸傷'
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:) \+ D" g# t$ D% p3 u
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
4 I- R) j0 X* U8 q" ~" v/ ?8 q6 _% T有'呸傷'
' S- x$ S5 }/ R+ ?4 r- ^# H! U即係拿破倫ng係病死

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2 L6 ^6 d8 h5 |$ I8 |+ ]  l. Xu are right , his food was poisoned by the british