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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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:
0 \3 _$ x! Q& e 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含# G7 t' n0 e- J' j5 s6 @; H8 u
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british