During the time of Napoleon Bonaparte, it was customary to cast a death mask of a great leader who had recently died. A mixture of wax or plaster was placed...
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A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the...
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François Carlo Antommarchi (category 1838 deaths)
1838) was Napoleon's physician from 1819 to his death in 1821. He began his studies in Livorno, Italy, and later earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy...
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Sculpture Napoleon Abueva". National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Retrieved February 7, 2019. Edson C. Tandoc Jr. Poe 'smiling' in death mask, Philippine...
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National Flag) (1970) Death Mask of Napoleon (1970) Death Mask of Napoleon (1970) Death Mask of Napoleon – Can Be Used as a Cover for a Rhinoceros (1970) Hannibal...
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Battles of Napoleon 1000km 620miles Rochefort 18 Waterloo 17 Elba 16 Dizier 15 Leipzig 14 Berezina 13 Borodino 12 Wagram 11 Somosierra 10 Friedland 9...
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Ajaccio (redirect from Gulf of Ajaccio)
control of the island. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ajacciens (men) or Ajacciennes (women). The most famous of these is Napoleon Bonaparte...
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Musée Carnavalet (category Buildings and structures in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris)
Châtelet, now on the facade of the museum The death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte During the 19th century, Paris was the scene of three revolutions and was...
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Helena Napoleonic Heritage Limited A story of masks, - study on the death masks of Napoleon – Magazine of the Souvenir Napoléonien #489, May/June 2011...
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exhibits in the museum included three death masks of Napoleon, a significant collection of artifacts from Cuba's wars of independence, art pieces deaccessioned...
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Collection of trephined skulls from ancient Peru. Portrait of Dr. Edward Jenner by John Russell. (1790) Plaster cast made from the death mask of Napoleon. (1821)...
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Richard Boys (priest) (category 1866 deaths)
played a part in the mystery surrounding Napoleon's death mask. Richard Boys was born in 1783, the fourth son of John Boys and Mary (née Harvey). He was...
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Dadiani, a beautiful park and a museum, which keeps one of the two existing death masks of Napoleon, which belonged to Marshal Murat, who once lived in this...
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Bonapartism (redirect from Napoleonism)
radicalism of the masses. In the process, Marx argued, Bonapartists preserve and mask the power of a narrower ruling class. He believed that both Napoleon I and...
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St. Louis Mercantile Library (category University of Missouri–St. Louis)
Death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte cast in plaster from the original by Francesco Antommarchi "Part I: Cultural Life". "Summary of the Collections of the...
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, has become a worldwide cultural icon generally associated with tactical brilliance, ambition, and political power. His...
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Château de Pierrefonds (category Napoleon)
of which 4 million were to come from the civil list, were stopped in 1885, six years after the death of Viollet-le-Duc. The departure of Napoléon III...
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Louis Desaix (category 1800 deaths)
Upon hearing the news of Desaix's death, a grief-stricken Napoleon Bonaparte exclaimed, "Why am I not allowed to weep?" Napoleon paid tribute to Desaix...
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Antonio Canova (category 1822 deaths)
representations were that of Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker, and Venus Victrix which was portrayal of Pauline Bonaparte. Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker...
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national virtue". Her early death at the age of thirty-four "preserved her youth in the memory of posterity", and caused Napoleon to reportedly remark that...
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small Massachusetts town that is terrorized by a killer in a John Carver mask around the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving received a theatrical release...
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This is a list of episodes of the South Korean variety-music show King of Mask Singer in 2015. The show airs on MBC as part of their Sunday Night lineup...
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Léfèvre. The museum displays Napoleon’s death mask, brought by Dr. Francesco Antommarchi, the last doctor to treat Napoleon on Saint Helena, who died in...
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Consul Napoleon Bonaparte moved into the Tuileries Palace on 19 February 1800 and immediately began to re-establish calm and order after the years of uncertainty...
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Jacques-Louis David (category 1825 deaths)
of Napoleon, the First Consul of France. At this time he developed his Empire style, notable for its use of warm Venetian colours. After Napoleon's fall...
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This is a list of games for the Sony PlayStation Portable handheld console. It does not include PSOne classics, PS minis, or NEOGEO Station. Games have...
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Archibald Arnott (category 1855 deaths)
collection of the Small Firearms Museum, Warminster, Wiltshire. During the night following the Emperor's death, Arnott took a death mask made from surgical...
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Charles Boycott (category 1897 deaths)
a landowner in the Lough Mask area of County Mayo. In 1880, as part of its campaign for the Three Fs (fair rent, fixity of tenure, and free sale) and...
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Place Vendôme (category Buildings and structures in the 1st arrondissement of Paris)
salon Napoléon of the Hôtel des Monnaies (which also contains a model of the column and a likeness of Napoleon's face copied from his death mask).[citation...
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The following is a list of animated television series, including those produced for streaming, that originate from the United States. For animated shows...
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