Napoleon Bonaparte
1769 -
1821
Lived 51 years
Napoleon Bonaparte
Biography
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military leader and Emperor whose campaigns dramatically reshaped Europe in the early 19th century. Rising to power during the French Revolution, he enacted sweeping reforms and forged a large empire before his eventual defeat and exile. His death mask, cast on Saint Helena, immortalizes the features of one of history’s most influential generals.
Life Details
Born
August 17, 1769
Died
May 5, 1821
Death Mask Details
Napoleon Bonaparte
1821
Material:
Clay
Description:
Death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte. One of only two plaster death masks of Napoleon Bonaparte remaining in private hands. The death mask was made by surgeon Francis Burton of Britain’s Sixty-Sixth Regiment of Foot on May 7th, 1821, two days after Napoleon’s death on St. Helena. (Trustees of The British Museum / CC by SA 4.0)
Provenance:
France
Archive Information
Added:
August 5, 2025
Updated:
August 5, 2025