This is “Sleeping Beauty,” and it is the oldest wax figure at Madame Tussauds. It was created by Philippe Curtius in 1765 and portrays Madame du Barry, mistress to King Louis XV. Her chest heaves up and down to make it look as though she is breathing. I remember her from my visit in the 1960s. Madame du Barry and her fate during the Revolution are described in my two books, “Where Did They Put the Guillotine? Photo by Sandy Ross (15 June 2022).