1850 Obit for Madame Tussaud
As famous as Madame Tussaud is today, her obituary does not say as much in 1850.
"May 16, 1850 Alexandria Gazette Newspaper, Alexandria, Virginia
"Madame Tussaud, the famous modeller in was, in London, has recently died."
Marie Tussaud was born in 1761. She found herself in prison (1793) , along with her mother, during the French Revolution under suspicions of being a royal sympathizer. She had been the tutor for Madame Elisabeth, a sister of King Louis XVI and during that time lived in the palace of Versailles.
She was spared death because they thought her skills in making death masks were deemed useful. She was forced to make the death masks of those executed which included previous acquaintances. This included making the death mask for King Louis XVI, as well as Marie Antoinette.
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