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 Napoleon's death mask is cast in bronze. The original cast was created 40 hours after his death in 1821.   During this era, it was customary to create a death mask for prominent leaders when they died.   

A mixture of wax or plaster was applied to Napoleon's face and removed once it had solidified.   

Subsequent copies were made from this impression by casting them. The origins and current locations of the original cast molds are shrouded in mystery and controversy. https://image.nostr.build/4ee02112ce8545b248f3639fd05367f0b6fa8d7eed883373447bb09b1cf0492e.jpg  
 Is that Matthew mcconnehaugh? 
 He doesn't look very French. Kinda reminds me of this guy . . . 

https://m.primal.net/JQKu.png  
 He wasn't French, he was Corsican. His name and his family language  were Corsican,  which is basically the Tuscan language (aka "Italian", but not really). His ancestry was Corsican/Tuscan and Ligurian/Lombard.

Corsica had only been annexed to France the same year Napoleon was born. Up until then it had been independent for a brief period, and before that a Genoese possession for most of the previous centuries. 
 That makes sense. I didn't know any of that so thank you for that correction.  
 Not a correction, just additional information/trivia ;)

When I saw the mask in fact I though "Wow, looks like Mussolini. Same shit, same face". 
 Sense of purpose ✔️ 
Will to conquer ✔️ 
Executes superior military strategy ✔️ 
Roman bloodline ✔️ CHECKITY ✔️  CHECK  ✔️ CHECK!  
 Man I hope I get a death mask when I die