portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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+ g+ i' A* k& ?1 GThis 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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, z# m: V/ M* N7 e! P. 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.4 b6 h+ x3 o7 v$ P0 }% w7 a

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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
3 g( @: [0 E; c 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

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" N% B8 e2 M0 Y/ Q5 E  y2 Y0 cu are right , his food was poisoned by the british