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Philippe Curtius taught her the art of wax modeling & in 1794 left her his 2 museums |
Madame Tussaud
DD
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$2,800 |
J |
LESSER-KNOWN NAMES |
2020-02-20 |
#8164 |
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She learned the art of making wax figures from her uncle Philippe Curtius |
Madame Tussaud
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$600 |
DJ |
NOTABLE WOMEN |
1996-06-19 |
#2733 |
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Before establishing her famous wax museum, she was an art tutor to King Louis XVI's sister |
Madame Tussaud
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$400 |
DJ |
NOTABLE WOMEN |
1996-05-15 |
#2708 |
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She modeled wax figures of such contemporaries as Voltaire & Benjamin Franklin |
Madame Tussaud
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$400 |
J |
FAMOUS WOMEN |
1994-12-12 |
#2366 |
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She made death masks during the Reign of Terror, & later founded a wax museum |
Madame Tussaud
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$300 |
J |
HISTORIC NAMES |
1990-04-16 |
#1306 |