portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard: q$ y9 T+ S1 T2 S: L: w) f0 o8 T
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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.  ?/ \# G% X/ o& N4 C8 _. }

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( @$ e% B7 F' J[ 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:
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british