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Tuesday, 07 July 2009 04:18 |
There has been a lot of talk about the Napoleon's Death Mask lately. A lot of people wonder how so many copies of the Napoleon's Death Mask has gotten around over the years. When Napoleon died Dr. Antommarchi tried unsuccessfully to make a death mask. After that Napoleon’s doctor Francis Burton, made a plaster cast of Napoleon’s face. Madame Bertrand, Napoleon’s attendant stole part of the cast leaving Burton with only Napoleon’s ears and the back of his head. Burton sued Bertrand to get the cast back but did not succeed. The following year Madame Bertrand returned with a copy of the Napoleon's Death Mask with which Dr. Autommarchi made many duplicates. After Napoleon Bonaparte died many people who looked up to him wanted copies of the Napoleon's Death Mask for themselves so bronze copies were made from the original Napoleon's Death Mask. That is how a lot of different versions of Napoleon death masks were circulated. What the hell does Napoleon's Death Mask have to do with this F*CKIN' LOSER? Absolutely nothing.
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