The Shameless Lies of Madame Tussaud
How the wax modeling queen made up a new life out of thin air
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4 min readJan 20, 2023
Initiated as a child in the art of wax modeling by her uncle, the anatomist Philippe Curtius, Marie Tussaud showed precocious talent. She apprenticed in pre-revolutionary Paris before emigrating across the English Channel in 1802.
