portrait of Napoleon

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Jacques-Louis David
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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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; x; F2 k" E1 R[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

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Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british