Francesco Antommarchi
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Francesco Antommarchi (1789-1838) was Napoleon's physician on Saint Helena who created the death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte after the emperor died on May 5, 1821. The mask was reproduced widely and remains an important historical artifact and sculptural object.
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About Francesco Antommarchi
Antommarchi cast Napoleon's death mask in 1821. Copies in bronze and plaster were distributed worldwide and became prized collector's items and historical artifacts.
A cast of the Death Mask of Napoleon is held at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Antommarchi cast the mask on May 5, 1821, the day Napoleon died in exile on the island of Saint Helena.
No. Antommarchi was Napoleon's personal physician on Saint Helena, and the death mask remains his best-known creation.
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