portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard+ v6 W+ d# ^- l  V: l9 T
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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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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:# z* a5 r- M0 J
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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