portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard- t6 }# X- S) ]( s& q% w1 e, @
Jacques-Louis David
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# _: ?# l  Y7 ~4 v/ AThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.- i. y5 a$ v8 E: V
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Like 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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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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即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:( [! n6 o6 j6 d5 x8 R. b/ n  V9 |! I
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
2 V4 k, r& I0 v有'呸傷'
, u5 Q3 |9 I; D1 Y即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british