General Gaspard Gourgaud (1783-1852). Shown here in aide-de-camp uniform. Ordinance officer attached to the person of the Emperor, he saved Napoleon’s life in Moscow in 1814. The latter immediately made him “Baron of the Empire”. He accompanied the Emperor in his exile to St. Helena. Ancient manufacture of Gustave Vertunni, France, around 1940. Solid lead figurine. Scale 55mm at the eye line. Overall height: 60 – 65mm.