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Napoleon died on 5 May 1821 at Longwood House at age 51, after making his last confession, Extreme Unction and Viaticum in the presence of Father Ange Vignali from his deathbed. His last words were, France, l'armée, tête d'armée, Joséphine ("France, the army, head of the army, Joséphine
Portrait of Napoleon by Terrance Lindall, 23.75 gold leaf, malachite, etc.
Document signed by Napoleon in the Collection of the Yuko Nii Foundation
Arnott's belt buckle worn whilst attending Napoleon on his deathbed. Buckle is the Regiment Badge of the 20th Foot. Collection of the Yuko Nii Foundation. Will be part of an exhibition of the Fusilier Museum, Bury.
Archibald Arnott (18 April 1772 – 1855) was a British Army surgeon best remembered as Napoleon's doctor on St. Helena, who was present at the Emperor's autopsy.[1] In his retirement he returned to Ecclefechan, where he is buried.
Bellange side chair in the collecition of the Yuko Nii Foundation
Pierre-‐Antoine Bellangé (1757–1827) was a French ébéniste (cabinetmaker) working in Paris. Bellangé held an eminent position among the representatives of the decorative arts at the beginning of the nineteenth century. He gained his master craftsman title on October 24, 1788. Bellangé was designated several times as arbitrator or expert in trials brought before the tribunal of commerce. At the end of 1811, he became the "Imperial Furniture Warehouse." Suites of furniture by Bellangé were provided for many European courts including the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. In 1817 President James Monroe purchased a suite of furniture for the White House, which was made famous in Jacqueline Kennedy's TV tour of the White House. The furniture is in the Blue Room.[1] He also produced furniture for Napoleon at Saint-‐Cloud, for the Tuileries, Joséphine's Château de Malmaison, and also for his brother Joseph Bonaparte. Examples of his work can be seen at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace in England. The set of furniture, property of the Yuko Nii Foundation, in the Treasure Room of the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is of the period when Napoleon was emperor, around 1810, and has the swan motif favored by Josephine, his first wife. It is entirely possible that this set was made for one of Napoleon's or Josephine's rooms. Bellangé kept the same functions under the reign of Louis XVIII, during which he furnished the Saint-‐Ouen pavilion. He was assigned by Charles X to the Director General of the Royal Furnitur. His son Louis-‐Alexandre (1796-‐1861) was appointed by Louis-‐Philippe "Cabinet Maker to the King".