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189: 370: 431: 276: 40: 387:, Tussaud was unable to return to France so she travelled with her collection throughout the British Isles. In 1822, she reunited with her son François, who joined her in the family business. Her husband remained in France and the two never saw each other again. In November 1825, her touring exhibition was in the 451:
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219:, a casting that is the oldest waxwork currently on display. A year later, Tussaud and her mother joined Curtius in Paris. The first exhibition of Curtius' waxworks was shown in 1770 and attracted a large crowd. In 1776, the exhibition was moved to the 263:. In her memoirs, she admitted to be privy to private conversations between the princess and her brother and members of his court. She also claimed that members of the royal family were so pleased with her work that she was invited to live at 415:, on the upper floor of the "Baker Street Bazaar". In 1838, she wrote her memoirs. In 1842, she made a self-portrait which is now on display at the entrance of her museum. Some of the sculptures done by Tussaud herself still exist. 337:
When Curtius died in 1794, he left his collection of wax works to Tussaud. In 1795, she married François Tussaud, a civil engineer. The couple had three children: a daughter who died after birth and two sons, Joseph and François.
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Curtius, whom Marie would call her uncle, was skilled in wax modeling. He initially used this talent to illustrate anatomy, but he later used it for portraits. He moved to Paris in 1765 to establish a
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just two months before Marie was born. When she was six years old, her mother, Anne-Marie Walder, took her to Bern, Switzerland. There the family moved into the home of local doctor
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Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling. She showed talent for the technique and began working for him as an artist. In 1777, she created her first wax figure, that of
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Upon Marie Tussaud's retirement, her son François (or Francis) became chief artist for the Exhibition. He was succeeded by his son Joseph, who was succeeded by his son
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She died in her sleep in London on 16 April 1850 at the age of 88. There is a memorial tablet to Madame Marie Tussaud on the right side of the nave of
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and, in 1782, Curtius opened a second exhibit, the Caverne des Grands Voleurs (Cavern of the Grand Thieves), a precursor to Tussaud's
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Walton, Geri (2019). "Madame Tussaud: her life and legacy, an historical account". Barnsley: Pen & Sword History
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Marie Tussaud was born on 1 December 1761 in Strasbourg, France. Her father, Joseph Grosholtz, was killed in the
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Budapest, Vienna, New Delhi and Dubai. As of 2019, the newest museum is in Prague. The current owner is
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made by Curtius were carried in a protest march two days before the attack on the Bastille.
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Madame Tussaud "at the age of 42, when she left France for England". Portrait study by
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Berridge, Kate (2007). "Madame Tussaud :A Life in Wax". New York: Harper Perennial
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Marie Tussaud was featured as a minor character and quest giver in the video game
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for nine years, although no contemporary evidence exists to confirm her accounts.
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and Voltaire. During this period her memoirs claim she became employed to teach
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Photograph of Madame Tussaud, after a drawing attributed to Francis Tussaud
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Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed
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and whole body casts of the revolution's famous victims, including
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marking one of Tussaud's homes in the City of Westminster, London
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Concannon, Undine. "Tussaud, Anna Maria (bap. 1761, d. 1850)".
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Poster for Tussaud wax figure exhibition in London, 1835
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pioneer, to exhibit her work alongside his show at the
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Tussaud was perceived as a royal sympathiser; in the
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Madame Tussaud's Memoirs and Reminiscences of France
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Madame Tussauds

John Theodore Tussaud
Strasbourg
London
Madame Tussauds
[maʁityso]
wax sculptures
Madame Tussauds
wax museum

Seven Years' War
Philippe Curtius
Louis XV
Madame du Barry
Palais Royal
Chamber of Horrors
Boulevard du Temple
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Benjamin Franklin
votive
Élisabeth
Louis XVI
Versailles

Jacques Necker
duc d'Orléans
Reign of Terror
Joséphine de Beauharnais

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