portrait of Napoleon

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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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4 l0 i2 ?- J3 H[ 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:
- f, a" j2 G2 k1 B- e 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含0 {5 ^' V' }9 l5 }+ H- x) B
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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* v' m1 R, P. w6 ?6 Lu are right , his food was poisoned by the british