Napoleon death mask
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The Napoleon death mask is a cast taken from the face of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte shortly after his death, preserved as a historical relic and object of fascination.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Napoleon death mask canonical | 1 |
| Napoleon’s death mask | 1 |
| death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5868245 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Napoleon death mask Context triple: [Cabildo (New Orleans), hasExhibit, Napoleon death mask]
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A.
Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte is a neoclassical sculpted portrait of the French emperor, created by renowned French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.
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B.
Bust of Marie Antoinette
The Bust of Marie Antoinette is a neoclassical sculpted portrait of the French queen, renowned for its lifelike elegance and refined detail.
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C.
Lenin’s death mask
Lenin’s death mask is a cast of Vladimir Lenin’s face made shortly after his death in 1924, preserved as a historical and commemorative artifact of the Soviet leader.
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D.
Bust of Louis XVI
The Bust of Louis XVI is a neoclassical sculpted portrait of the French king, created by renowned 18th-century sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.
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E.
Bust of Madame Houdon
Bust of Madame Houdon is a neoclassical portrait sculpture by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, celebrated for its lifelike realism and refined depiction of his wife.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Napoleon death mask Target entity description: The Napoleon death mask is a cast taken from the face of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte shortly after his death, preserved as a historical relic and object of fascination.
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A.
Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte is a neoclassical sculpted portrait of the French emperor, created by renowned French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.
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B.
Bust of Marie Antoinette
The Bust of Marie Antoinette is a neoclassical sculpted portrait of the French queen, renowned for its lifelike elegance and refined detail.
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C.
Lenin’s death mask
Lenin’s death mask is a cast of Vladimir Lenin’s face made shortly after his death in 1924, preserved as a historical and commemorative artifact of the Soviet leader.
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D.
Bust of Louis XVI
The Bust of Louis XVI is a neoclassical sculpted portrait of the French king, created by renowned 18th-century sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.
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E.
Bust of Madame Houdon
Bust of Madame Houdon is a neoclassical portrait sculpture by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, celebrated for its lifelike realism and refined depiction of his wife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
death mask
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historical artifact ⓘ sculptural cast ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
death of Napoleon in 1821
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exile of Napoleon to Saint Helena ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Empire
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Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ Saint Helena ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdAfterEvent | death of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| creationDate | May 1821 ⓘ |
| creationPlace |
Longwood House, Saint Helena
ⓘ
linked to:
Longwood, Saint Helena
|
| creatorAttributedTo |
Antommarchi version
ⓘ
linked to:
Antommarchi
Dr. Francesco Antommarchi ⓘ Dr. Francis Burton ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
object of popular fascination
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symbol of Napoleonic legend ⓘ |
| depicts |
face of Napoleon Bonaparte
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linked to:
Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
|
| displayedAt |
private collections
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various museums worldwide ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary art
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portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCopy |
Antommarchi copies
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Liverpool version ⓘ various museum casts ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
commemoration of Napoleon
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scientific and anatomical interest in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| hasType | plaster cast of human face ⓘ |
| iconography |
closed eyes
ⓘ
relaxed facial expression ⓘ |
| influenced |
Napoleonic memorabilia
ⓘ
later portraits of Napoleon ⓘ |
| material | plaster ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | multiple surviving casts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Napoleonic Wars historiography
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Napoleon’s tomb at Les Invalides ⓘ
linked to:
Tomb of Napoleon I
|
| subjectOf |
authenticity debates
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provenance disputes ⓘ |
| timeSinceSubjectDeath | taken shortly after Napoleon’s death ⓘ |
| usedAs |
collector’s item
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commemorative object ⓘ museum exhibit ⓘ relic of Napoleon ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleonic memorabilia
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Napoleon death mask Description of subject: The Napoleon death mask is a cast taken from the face of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte shortly after his death, preserved as a historical relic and object of fascination.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Cabildo
subject linked to:
Dr. Francesco Antommarchi
linked to: Napoleon death mask
subject linked to:
Dr. Francesco Antommarchi
linked to: Napoleon death mask