portrait of Napoleon

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[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard
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$ P% E' x- o) E! Y7 q& oThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.9 f5 ?' W$ m- m+ [

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

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:+ ]; a7 C9 m  x& _6 d
我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
& H. ?4 w3 L" w, A7 i; t有'呸傷'
( k" L4 s" {5 c4 V8 _2 u; Y即係拿破倫ng係病死

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; }' [9 x0 O, ~# W( e# E4 Ku are right , his food was poisoned by the british