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//**Napoleon's Deathmask Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 Ajacca on the Mediterranian Sea. His mother's name was Letizia. His father's name was Carlo. He won a scholarship to the French Military Academy at the age of 14. He married Josephine in Paris, France on March 9, 1796. He was a masterful soldier and one of the most brilliant individuals in history. Napoleon became a war hero again in 1795, when he defended the government from angry counter revolutionary forces. Napoleon fought in 14 wars. He died in as an exile on the island on St. Helena at age 52. The mask was created on May 7, 1821; a day and a half after Napoleon,s death. It was generally thought that the best time to make a deathmask was right after death. It was believed that the mask was created by Dr. Antommarchi or Dr. Francesco. The mask was created in honor of Napoleon. To create the mask, first, a mold is ade by covering the face with plaster of Paris. Plaster, wax, and maetal are often used to make deathmasks. Then, the hollow mask was wrapped in bronze and let dry. When done, the mask weighed approximately 8.5 pounds. That's all u should need to Know about the Deathmask of Napoleon Bonaperte

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 **// Dr. Antommarchi presented the death mask of Napoleon to the City of New Orleans shortly after he immigrated in 1834. City officials displayed the mask in the Cabildo, along with the instruments Antommarchi had used at the autopsy of Napoleon. Antommarchi practiced medicine in New Orleans before moving to Mexico in 1838. The old practice of casting a death mask for a famous person might seem strange to us today. When famous people die today, how do we memorialize them? ** Mort de Napoleon** City authorities moved the death mask, along with their offices, from the Cabildo in 1853. During the tumult that accompanied the Civil War, the mask disappeared. A former city treasurer spotted the mask in 1866 as it was being hauled to the dump in a junk wagon. Rather than return the mask to the city, the treasurer took the mask home and put it on display there. Eventually Napoleon's death mask wound up in the Atlanta home of Captain William Greene Raoul, president of the Mexican National Railroad. Finally, in 1909, Napoleon's death mask made its way back to the Crescent City. Captain Raoul read a newspaper article about the missing mask and wrote to the mayor of its whereabouts. In exchange for suitable acknowledgement, Raoul agreed to donate the death mask to New Orleans. The mayor transferred the mask to the Louisiana State Museum that year.  portant to LA.