The latest issue of Napoleonica the journal is now available on Cairn, free to consult, download or you can buy a print copy for 7 €.

This monographic issue of Napoleonica the journal offers the most detailed, international account of the Emperor’s death mask ever written. It is true that early-20th-century British enthusiasts laid the foundations, but their amateur work was often coloured by personal bias and eccentric style. Here, for the first time, in English, scholarly clarity is brought to the subject by our very own Chantal Prévot, Fondation Napoléon librarian and professional French historian. Her groundbreaking monograph investigates not only the origins of the mask but also its afterlife across Europe – she even conducted gypsum analysis on plaster from St Helena, uncovering new evidence related to the disputed events of 6–7 May 1821. This is a must-read for collectors and historians alike, and perhaps the definitive word on Napoleon’s final image.