Marie Tussaud

Marie Tussaud
Madame Tussaud "at the age of 42, when she left France for England". Portrait study by John Theodore Tussaud.[1]
Born
Anna Maria Grosholtz

1 December 1761
Strasbourg, France
Died16 April 1850 (aged 88)
London, England
Known forWax modelling
Notable workMadame Tussauds
Spouse
François Tussaud
(m. 1795)
Children3 (but one died at birth)

Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud (French pronunciation: [maʁi tyso]; 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.

  1. ^ Tussaud, John Theodore (1921). The Romance of Madame Tussaud's (2nd ed.). First published 1858. London: Odhams Press Limited. Retrieved 18 May 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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