NAPOLEON'S DEATH MASK

NAPOLEON'S DEATH MASK

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Napoleon's original death mask was created on 7th May 1821, two days after his death.

A mixture of wax or plaster was placed over Napoleon's face and removed after the form had hardened.

From this impression, subsequent copies were cast.

Much mystery and controversy surrounds the origins and whereabouts of the original cast moulds.

François Carlo Antommarchi, who was one of the Physician's around Napoleon's deathbed, is said to have cast the original "parent mould"

This would later be used to reproduce bronze and additional plaster copies.

However, some believe it was not Dr. Antommarchi who made the original mask or its so-called “parent mold” and it was the surgeon Francis Burton of Britain’s Sixty-Sixth Regiment.

There are only four genuine bronze death masks known to still exist.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_mask_of_Napoleon

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https://ko-fi.com/thetudorintruders

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François Carlo Antommarchi's death mask of Napoléon, Musée de l'Armée, Paris.