Marie Tussaud
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Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud, commonly known as Madame Tussaud, was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London.
Madame Tussaud "at the age of 42, when she left France for England". Portrait study by John Theodore Tussaud.
Photograph of Madame Tussaud, after a drawing attributed to Francis Tussaud
Poster for Tussaud wax figure exhibition in London, 1835
English Heritage blue plaque marking one of Tussaud's homes in the City of Westminster, London
Madame Tussauds
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Madame Tussauds is a wax museum founded in London in 1835 by the French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. One of the early main attractions was the Chamber of Horrors, which appeared in advertising in 1843.
Madame Tussauds has included the former London Planetarium (large dome to the left) since 2010.
Poster for the Tussaud wax figures exhibition, Baker Street, London, 1835
Advertising man pasting a bill for Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors, London 1877. Early exhibits included Burke and Hare. The chamber closed on 11 April 2016 and was replaced by the Sherlock Holmes Experience.
Entrance sign in London