Art · 1761–1850

Marie Tussaud

French artist who founded the famous London wax museum

Did you know?During the French Revolution, she was forced to make death masks of executed royalty, including Marie Antoinette.

Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud (French pronunciation:; née Grosholtz; 1 December 1761 – 16 April 1850), commonly known as Madame Tussaud, was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London.

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