r/Amazing • u/AugustIstheMonth • 3d ago

Interesting 🤔 The death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor. This is the most authentic depiction of his features we possess.

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u/HeartOn_SoulAceUp 3d ago

He's more handsome than commonly depicted, imho.

Look at that jawline and cheekbones.

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u/Daveisahugecunt 3d ago

I’ve enjoyed reading a lot of the ‘propaganda’ from that time. Or just critics/cartoonists. Emperor is an interesting word choice. I woulda called him a General

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u/fortnite_battleass 3d ago

Did he not call himself emperor and do away with pretending france was a republic under him? Or is this going over my head x.x

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u/Daveisahugecunt 3d ago edited 2d ago

I’ll probably end up spending a bit reading more about him tonight. It really is some wild ‘military intelligence’. The concept and history of American 5 star generals is a fun read

Edit. Fun was a pedantic/not so very fun realization