he was released from prison. However, this may be only legend as also Robertson is associated with trouble after showing a slide of Louis XVI, which Tussaud might have read in Robertson's Mémoirs (1831-1833) and mixed-up with Philipsthal. Batavian Republic (1798-1800) In 1798 "Phycisist" Phylidor exhibited his "Large Cabinet of Mechanical and Optical Arts" including ghostly apparitions and life-size mechanical figures in several cities of the Batavian Republic (now a large part of the Netherlands). In Rotterdam during the summer of 1799 Phylidor advertised his cabinet to have considerably increased since the year before and especially mentions his peacock automaton, which ate and drank as if it were real. The performance took place in a tent in the Gebakken Pauwesteeg ("Baked Peacock Alley"). Returning to Groningen in 1800 "Physici Phylidor & Compn." advertised their totally new wondrous mechanical and optical pieces of art, by candlelight and accompanied by music. Great Britain (1801-1829) In October 1801 M. Philipsthal set up an exhibition of Phantasmagoria'' at the Lyceum Theatre, London. It was a huge success and soon other showmen presented their versions of phantasmagoria. After a short break Philidor reopened his show with the wax museum of Marie Tussaud alongside. Tussaud had left France to join up with Philidor, who agreed to allow her to associate with his fame for half of her profits. She would go on to travel Great Britain and Ireland until settling down for a permanent exhibition on Baker Street in 1835. Philipsthal would take his show to other large cities in Britain over the years. Between May 1811 and April 1813 Philipsthal was joined by a mister Maillardet to exhibit the Royal Mechanical and Optical Museum in theatres in England. It consisted of their Musical Automatons, Mechanical Rope-Dancers, (as Large Life,) Singing Bird, and many other wonders. Philipsthal gave his last shows with his Royal Mechanical and Optical Museum in February 1829 in Leeds, a few weeks before his death. Travels Phylidor traveled across parts of Europe, mainly visiting the capitals and larger cities: Middelburg (Dutch Republic) in December 1785 - January 1786 Vlissingen (Dutch Republic) in January 1786 Groningen (Dutch Republic) in March - April 1786 Lübeck (Free and Hanseatic City), July 1786 Saint Petersburg (Russia), January 1787 Berlin (Prussia), February and March 1789 Leipzig (Electorate of Saxony), May 1789 Dresden (Electorate of Saxony), June 1789 Vienna (Austria), February 1790 to January 1792 Regensburg (Free Imperial