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  1. The Swiss wax modeler Curtius based this automaton on a figure of public titillation, Louis XV’s famous mistress Madame du Barry. Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded. Artwork Details. Overview. Provenance. Exhibition History. Title: Sleeping Beauty.

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  2. Sep 6, 2015 · Madame Tussauds London ‘Sleeping Beauty’, a breathing likeness of Louis XV’s sleeping mistress Madame du Barry sculpted in 1763, is the attraction’s oldest figure on display. https://flic...

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  3. Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason—particularly being suspected of assisting émigrés to flee from the Revolution. She is also known as “ Mademoiselle ...

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  4. Feb 12, 2017 · Sunday 12 February 2017. A tale of Sleeping Beauty. SLEEPING BEAUTY: This portrayal of Madame du Barry, later the mistress of Madame du Barry (1743-1793) was modelled by Philippe Curtius in 1765 and is the oldest wax figure at Madame Tussauds. So reads the current label for the famous Sleeping Beauty at Madame Tussaud's in London.

  5. May 26, 2020 · This is Madame Du Barry, otherwise known as “Sleeping Beauty”. She is said to have been Louis XVI last mistress. Madame Tussauds wax museum is a popular tourist attraction, if you’re ever in London check it out – and take some pics for me!

  6. Mar 7, 2023 · In 1842, eight years before her death, Madame Tussaud made a wax self-portrait, which is still on display in the London museum. It's not the only portrait of Tussaud that exists — the best one is in Berlin, where Tussaud is portrayed holding the severed head of Benjamin Franklin.

  7. Philippe Curtius, a wax sculptor, created "The Seeping Beauty" for Louis XV. "The Sleeping Beauty" resembled Louis XV mistress, Madame du Barry. "The Sleeping Beauty" is one of the oldest surviving waxwork. The wax figure is position launching in a chair as if she is sleeping, breathing with her eyes closed.

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