portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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; H# {0 k' z  r. w3 M( jThis 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 T- G: F$ _2 {  X  }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.; r/ O' a! I( W/ @. X
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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:6 A+ ^& f6 G% n; Q8 Z  v
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含& z5 c( ~' a" s7 W$ v; k
有'呸傷'
! ]; ?4 \7 J6 z, l即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british