portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard2 {* u( C9 m0 v4 {* Q$ m" i
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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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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.3 i+ s: ~7 T* i* ~! f( y5 m
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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
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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:3 H+ d  B! W$ A8 Z
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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7 B! ]" X$ f) X( R6 Q即係拿破倫ng係病死

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3 m5 u# ]4 a2 ]3 Uu are right , his food was poisoned by the british