Napoleon Dying on St. Helena
VELA Vincenzo (1820-1891)
1866
Rueil-Malmaison, Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois Préau (in deposit at the Musée de Versailles)
Billiard Room at Longwood, St. Helena
via My Napoleon Obsession
May 5, 1821, Longwood, Saint Helena - Napoleon Bonaparte has died.
His last words were, “France, armée, tête d’armée, Joséphine.”(“France, army, head of the army, Joséphine.”)
Napoleon’s original death mask was created around 6 May, though it is not clear which doctor created it.

