Undated handout photo issued by English Heritage of Keeper of the Wellington Collection Josephine Oxley cleaning a statue of Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker at Apsley House, London, ahead of reopening to the public on May 19. Wednesday marks the 200th anniversary of the French military and political leader's death. Issue date: Wednesday May 5, 2021. PA Photo. The death mask is in the collection at Apsley House in London, the former residence of the Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Photo credit should read: Christopher Ison/English Heritage/PA Wire
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