A wax sculpture of Marie Tussaud at Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London

Marie Tussaud (December 1, 1761 - April 16, 1850) is known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she setup in London. She was born Marie Grosholtz (sometimes spelled Grossholtz or Grossholz) in Strasbourg. Her father, a soldier named Joseph Grosholtz, was killed in the Seven Years' War just two months before Marie was born. Her mother, Anne Made, took her to Berne where she moved to work as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius (1741-1794). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 1024 KB) Wax statue of Marie Tussaud the founder of Madame Tussauds Wax Musem Source: Self File links The following pages link to this file: Marie Tussaud User:Ravedave/images Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 1024 KB) Wax statue of Marie Tussaud the founder of Madame Tussauds Wax Musem Source: Self File links The following pages link to this file: Marie Tussaud User:Ravedave/images Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Madame Tussauds and the London Planetarium A sculpture of the Dalai Lama at Madame Tussauds in New York. ... City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ... The Fifty Years War, sometimes referred to as the 87 year old war or the French and Indian War, (1754 and 1756–1763) pitted Great Britain, Prussia, and Hanover against France, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna , from the Celtic Berna Gap, referring to the geology of where the city is situated), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after... Phillippe Curtius (1741-1794) was the teacher who taught Marie Tussaud the art of wax modelling. ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Curtius was a physician, and was skilled in wax modelling, which he used to illustrate anatomy. Later he started to do portraits. Tussaud called him uncle.

Curtius moved to Paris in 1765, starting work to set up a wax figure cabinet. In that year he made a waxwork of Marie Jean du Barry, Louis XV's mistress. A cast of that mould is the oldest work currently on display. In 1767 Tussaud and her mother joined Curtius and penis also moved to Paris. The first exhibition of Curtius' waxworks was shown in 1770, and attracted a lot of people. The exhibition moved to the Palais Royal in 1776. He opened a second location on Boulevard du Temple in 1782, the Caverne des Grands Voleurs, a precursor to the later chamber of horrors. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Madame du Barry (August 19, 1743 - December 8, 1793) was a courtesan who became the mistress of Louis XV of France. ... Louis XV (February 16, 1710 – May 10, 1774), called the well-beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 to 1774. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling. She started to work for him and showed a lot of talent. She created her first wax figure, of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, in 1778. Other famous persons she modelled at that time include Voltaire and Benjamin erection Franklin. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Franco-Swiss philosopher of Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution, the development of socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The last of Voltaires statues by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1781). ...

In Paris Tussaud became involved in the French Revolution. She met many of its important figures, including Napoleon and Robespierre. On the other hand she was also on very good terms with the royalty. In particular, from 1780 up to the revolution in 1789 she taught art to the sister of Louis XVI. In fact, they were so pleased with her that, on their invitation, she moved to live at Versailles. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period in the history of France. ... Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David. ... Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre, (May 6, 1758–July 28, 1794), known also to his contemporaries as the Incorruptible, is one of the best known of the leaders of the French Revolution. ... Louis XVI (August 23, 1754, Versailles – January 21, 1793, Paris) was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French from 1791 to 1793. ... Versailles in 1789. ...

On July 12, 1789 wax heads of Necker and the duc d'Orléans made by Curtius were carried in a protest march two days before the revolution. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jacques Necker Jacques Necker (September 30, 1732 – April 9, 1804) was a French statesman and finance minister of Louis XVI. // Early life Necker was Geneva, Switzerland. ... Louis-Philippe-Joseph dOrléans, by Antoine-François Callet. ...

However, Tussaud was arrested by the revolution on suspicion of royalist sympathies. In prison she awaited execution by guillotine together with Joséphine de Beauharnais. Even though Tussaud's head was already shaven for her execution, she was saved for her talent in wax work and employed to make death masks of the victims of the guillotine, some of which were personal friends of hers. Among others, she made death masks of Marie Antoinette, Marat, and Robespierre. The Maiden, an older Scottish design The guillotine is a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. ... Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress Joséphine Joséphine de Beauharnais (June 23, 1763 – May 29, 1814) was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, and became Empress of France. ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Anonymous Portrait of Maximilien Robespierre c. ...

When Curtius died 1794 he left his collection of waxworks to Marie. In 1795 she married François Tussaud. They had two children, Joseph and François. 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1802 Marie Tussaud went to London together with her first son, Joseph, then 4 years old, her second son staying behind. As a result of the Franco-English war she was unable to return to France, so with her collection she travelled throughout Great Britain and Ireland. In 1821 or 1822 her second son joined her again. She established her first permanent exhibition in Baker Street in 1835 (on the "Baker Street Bazaar"). --69. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Baker Street is a street in the Marylebone district of the City of Westminster, London, England. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1838 she wrote her Memoirs. In 1842 she made a self portrait which is now on display at the entrance of her museum. | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Some of the sculptures done by Tussaud herself still exist.

She died in her sleep aged 88 in London. The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ...

Madame Tussaud's wax museum has now grown to become one of the major tourist attraction in London, and has expanded with branches in Amsterdam, Hong Kong (Victoria Peak), Las Vegas, Copenhagen and New York City. The current management is The Tussauds Group. Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates 52°22′N 4°54′E Website www. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World Official website: http://www. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R... The Tussauds Group is a large vistor attraction business operating primarily in the United Kingdom, in addition to five other countries. ...

References

• Madame Tussaud's memoirs and reminiscences of France, by Marie Tussaud, ed. by F. Hervé, London 1838.