Death Mask of Napoleon

Artist Dr. François Carlo Antommarchi (Italian, 1780 - 1838)

Foundry Louis Richard & E. Quesnel

Model Napoleon Bonaparte (French, 1769 - 1821)

Date1833

Mediumcast bronze

Dimensions7 × 4 7/8 × 13 inches (17.8 × 12.4 × 33 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number51.900.101.A

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifacts

Label TextMiriam added to her collections when she traveled. She, like many collectors at the time, was interested in Napoleon. Her family toured nine Napoleon related sites while they were in Europe. On May 1, 1913, Miriam wrote “...Cathedral [in Milan] … begun in 1386 and not finished yet. In 1805, Napoleon 1st is said to have added some parts to it.” She collected objects and books about the French Emperor and his wife.

ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House

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