waxwork

noun

Etymology: From wax + work.

1. A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.

   “The amateur tenor, whose vocal villainies / All desire to shirk, / Shall during off-hours, / Exhibit his powers / To Madame Tussaud's waxwork.”

2. The art of producing such figures.

   “Waxwork is a fine art, but it differs from all other fine arts in that its main purpose is one that is expressly rejected by all those other arts.”