Death masks — made out of a wax or plaster cast put on a dead person's face — have long been part of human history. Below, morgue workers make a death mask of notorious Depression-era gangster ...

Every other death mask in this list was cast from a famous person whose name and face have gone down in history. But L'Inconnue de la Seine (the Unknown of the Seine) doesn't even have a name.

In fact, this is a 19th century death mask, one of the most copied in history. ... Famous death masks. Prev Next She’s known simply as “L’Inconnue de la Seine” (The unknown ...

The most famous death mask in history belonged to an unidentified French girl whose body was pulled from the Seine River in Paris in the late 1880s. According to legend, ...

The death mask is one of a number of Napoleon death mask casts in existence. The most famous is in the Louisiana State Museum’s Cabildo in New Orleans, according to M.S. Rau Antiques.

We'll give you a hint: He's famous for once saying, "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." It's Napoleon Bonaparte. The History Blog ...

D eath masks — made out of a wax or plaster cast put on a dead person's face — have long been part of human history. Below, ...

In fact, this is a 19th century death mask, one of the most copied in history. ... Famous death masks. Prev Next She’s known simply as “L’Inconnue de la Seine” (The unknown ...

In fact, this is a 19th century death mask, one of the most copied in history. James Dean — Death masks date back to ancient Egypt, where creating a sculpted mask to put on the deceased's face ...