*Napoleon I (Emperor of France). Napoleon's death mask, a reduced size version, modelled in wax by Madame Tussaud after the original by Dr. Antomarchi, c. late 1830s, approx. 12 cm tall, mounted against a dark ground in a perspex case with printed description beneath, together with a few related prints, photographs and articles, etc. In June 1834, Madame Tussaud [Maria Grosholtz] purchased a copy of Napoleon's death mask at a cost of ten pounds, which she added to the previously purchased Waterloo relics, in anticipation of mounting a Napoleonic tableau. Madame Tussaud modelled this reduction from the copy. The Napoleonic Rooms were finally opened in 1842 with the tableau depicting Bonaparte lying in state, covered with his original Marengo Cloak. For complete authenticity, the death mask was used as the face. The tableau, together with many Napoleonic and Waterloo relics, was destroyed by the fire in 1925. This death mask was acquired in 1897 by the military historian and author D.H. Parry (1866-1950) in whose collection it remained until his death. (-)