portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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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

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含1 d+ |) O2 Z! S9 Q
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:2 B& `. d8 n% j' S& T5 a
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含7 S) a* f( A- r9 k7 e
有'呸傷'4 G3 J3 |% I8 Y: B2 @4 N7 G
即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british