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.' N. K) E6 b6 b+ V% \* C, y" l

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[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
7 ]' u! a5 J/ v/ b- H2 _3 l( X4 ^ 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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( C( O& h$ F* q即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british