The Romance of Madame Tussaud'sTussaud, John Theodore
History
The Romance of Madame Tussaud's
Tussaud, John Theodore
Madame Tussaud and Sons' Exhibition; Tussaud, Marie, 1761-1850; Waxworks
His Late Majesty George the Fourth.
Her late Majesty Queen Caroline.
Her late R.H. Princess Charlotte.
Their Majesties George III and Queen Charlotte.
His Late Royal Highness the Duke of York.
Field-Marshall the Duke of Wellington.
His late Imperial Majesty Alexander of Russia; and
His Majesty the King of the Belgians.
Field Marshall Von Blücher.
Right Honorable William Pitt.
Right Honorable George Canning.
Right Honorable C. J. Fox.
Reverend John Wesley.
The Celebrated Queen Elizabeth.
The Immortal Shakspeare.
William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.
Mary Queen of Scots.
An Austin Monk.
Baron Ruthven.
Lord Melville.
The celebrated Baron Emanuel Swedenborg.
[Illustration: HER MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY QUEEN ADELAIDE, CONSORT OF KING
GEORGE IV.]
CHAPTER XII
Placard (_continued_)--The old Exhibition--Celebrities of
the day--Tussaud’s mummy--Poetic eulogism--Removal to Baker
Street--The Iron Duke’s rejoinder--Madame de Malibran.
[Illustration: DANIEL O’CONNELL]
The old placard next proceeds to enumerate some of the then modern
celebrities in the Exhibition as follows:
Portrait likeness of the Rev. John Clowes, of St. John’s
Church, Manchester, and late Fellow of Trinity College,
Cambridge, taken (with permission) from life within the last
ten years; the Artist, Mr. J. P. Kemble, in the character of
Hamlet; the celebrated Mrs. Siddons in the character of Queen
Catherine; Dey of Algiers; full-length Portrait of Daniel
O’Connell, esq., M.P., taken with permission (from Mr. P.
Turnerelli’s celebrated bust), for which Mr. O’Connell gave
sittings in Dublin; Sir Walter Scott, taken from life in
Edinburgh, by Madame Tussaud, which was seen by thousands, and
also honored by his approbation; Lord Byron, taken from life in
Italy.
_The other subjects comprising this unique exhibition,
consisting of Characters in full dress as large as life,
correctly executed, may be classed as follows_:
The late Royal Family of France, taken from life, viz., the
King, Queen, and Dauphin; Pope Pius VI., Henry IV. of France,
Duc de Sully, M. Voltaire, Napoleon Buonaparte, Madame Joseph
Buonaparte, Cardinal Fesche, one of Buonaparte’s Mameluke
Guards, and Prince Roustan, Buonaparte’s favorite Mameluke.
REMARKABLE CHARACTERS, SUBJECTS, &c.
An old Coquette, who teased her husband’s life out. Two
beautiful Infants. A small cabinet of Portraits in wax by the
celebrated Courcius of Paris, viz., the Dying Philosopher,
Socrates. Death of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. M. Voltaire.
Shepherd and Shepherdess.
Biographical and descriptive Sketches may be had at the place
of Exhibition, price Sixpence each.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account