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01/12/1761 French artist Marie Tussaud is born

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History of Madame Tussauds

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THE DECAPITATION ARTIST- Marie Tussaud

Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London. Tussaud was perceived as a royal sympathizer; in the Reign of Terror she was arrested, along with Joséphine de Beauharnais, and her head was shaved in preparation for her execution by guillotine.
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