portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard  P' U4 c1 ^+ F! N
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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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2 C: C3 J% W) P, L" s5 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.
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月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
$ Z% Z: B% j  Y& _ 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含! o; S' L' C! u8 [4 ]0 |
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british