Elisabet Ney : biography
January 26, 1833 – June 29, 1907
Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney (26 January 1833, Münster — 29 June 1907, Austin, Texas) was a celebrated German-born sculptor who spent the first half of her life and career in Europe, producing sculpted works of famous leaders such as Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe Garibaldi and King George V of Hanover. At age 39, she immigrated to Texas with her husband Edmund Montgomery and became a pioneer in the development of art in the state of Texas, USA. Some of her most famous works during her Texas period included sculptures of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin. Her works can be found in the Texas State Capitol, U.S. Capitol, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Works (partial listing)
| Year | Work | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1855 | Johann Adam Ney | Munster |
| 1855 | Anna Elisabeth Wernze Ney | Munster |
| 1855 | Tyras – Adam Ney’s Dog | Munster |
| 1856 | Grave Stele Relief | Berlin |
| 1856 | Herman Weiss | Berlin |
| 1857 | St. Sebastian Martyr – plaster | Munster |
| 1857 | St. Sebastian Martyr – marble | Munster |
| 1857 | St. Sebastian Resurrected | Munster |
| 1857 | Christ Resurrected | Munster |
| 1858 | Jacob Grimm | Berlin |
| 1858 | Alexander von Humboldt | Berlin |
| 1858 | Cosima von Bulow | Berlin |
| 1859 | Arthur Schopenhauer – plaster | Frankfurt |
| 1859 | Arthur Schopenhauer – marble | Frankfurt |
| 1859 | King George V of Hanover – medallion | Hannover |
| 1859 | King George V of Hanover – bust | Hannover |
| 1859 | King George V of Hanover – colossal bust | Hannover |
| 1861 | Joseph Joachim | Hannover |
| 1861 | Eilhardt Mitscherlich | Hannover |
| 1861 | Ernst Herzog von Bayern | Munster |
| 1861 | Franz Friedrich von Furstenberg – figure | Munster |
| 1862 | Walter von Platenberg – study | Munster |
| 1862 | Walter von Platenberg – figure | Munster |
| 1862 | Count Englebert Vandermark – study | Munster |
| 1861 | Count Englebert Vandermark – figure | Munster |
| 1862 | Justus Moser – figure | Munster |
| 1863 | Ricci | England |
| 1863 | Elisabet Ney self-portrait | Medeira |
| 1863 | Thomas Taylor | England |
| 1863 | Genii of Mankind – plaster | England |
| 1863 | Self-Portrait – plaster | England |
| 1863 | Self-Portrait – marble | Madeira |
| 1864 | Edmund Montgomery – plaster | Madeira |
| 1864 | Edmund Montgomery – marble | Madeira |
| 1864 | Lady Marian Alford | Madeira |
| 1864 | Lord Brownlow | Madeira |
| 1864 | Genii of Mankind – marble | Italy |
| 1865 | Giuseppe Garibaldi – statuette | Italy |
| 1865 | Giuseppe Garibaldi – plaster | Italy |
| 1865 | Giuseppe Garibaldi – marble | Italy |
| 1865 | Prometheus Bound | Austria |
| 1867 | Otto von Bismarck – plaster | Berlin |
| 1867 | Otto von Bismarck – marble | Berlin |
| 1867 | Amalie Weiss Joachim | Hannover |
| 1868 | Friedrich Woehler – bust | Munich |
| 1868 | Friedrich Woehler – colossal bust | Munich |
| 1868 | Baron Justus von Liebig – bust | Munich |
| 1868 | Baron Justus von Liebig – colossal bust | Munich |
| 1868 | Mercury – study | Munich |
| 1868 | Mercury – colossal figure | Munich |
| 1868 | Iris – study | Munich |
| 1868 | Iris – full figure | Munich |
| 1868 | Draped Figure – study | Munich |
| 1868 | Male Figure – study | Munich |
| 1868 | Frieze – study | Munich |
| 1868 | Fountain – study | Munich |
| 1868 | Count Georg von Werthern | Munich |
| 1868 | King Ludwig II – plaster | Munich |
| 1868 | King Ludwig II – marble | Munich |
| 1868 | King Ludwig II – life-size plaster | Munich |
| 1868 | King Ludwig II – life-size marble | Munich |
| 1874 | Lorne Ney Montgomery – castings | Texas |
| 1885 | Oran M. Roberts – plaster | Texas |
| 1885 | Oran M. Roberts – marble | Texas |
| 1886 | Lorne Ney Montgomery | Texas |
| 1887 | Johanna Runge | Texas |
| 1887 | Julius Runge | Texas |
| 1892 | Benedette Tobin | Texas |
| 1892 | Sam Houston as Young Man – plaster bust | Texas |
| 1892 | Sam Houston as Older Man – bronze bust | Texas |
| 1892 | Sam Houston – life-size plaster | Texas |
| 1892 | Sam Houston – life-size marble | Texas |
| 1892 | Stephen F. Austin – study | Texas |
| 1892 | Stephen F. Austin – plaster bust | Texas |
| 1893 | Stephen F. Austin – life-size plaster | Texas |
| 1893 | Stephen F. Austin – life-size marble | Texas |
| 1893 | Governor W.P. Hardeman – plaster | Texas |
| 1893 | Governor W.P. Hardeman – marble | Texas |
| 1895 | Carrie Pease Graham – plaster | Texas |
| 1895 | Carrie Pease Graham – marble | Texas |
| 1895 | Senator John H. Reagan – plaster | Texas |
| 1895 | Senator John H. Reagan – marble | Texas |
| 1895 | Governor Francis R. Lubbock – plaster | Texas |
| 1895 | Governor Francis R. Lubbock – marble | Texas |
| 1896 | Paula Ebers – plaster | Berlin |
| 1896 | Paula Ebers – marble | Berlin |
| 1896 | Unknown Female Philanthropist | Berlin |
| 1896 | Unknown girl | Berlin |
| 1896 | Unknown woman | Berlin |
| 1896 | Dancing Maenid | Berlin |
| 1897 | Bride Neill Taylor – medallion | Texas |
| 1897 | Margaret Runge Rose – plaster | Texas |
| 1897 | Margaret Runge Rose – bronze | Texas |
| 1899 | Sir Swante Palm – plaster | Texas |
| 1899 | Sir Swante Palm – marble | Texas |
| 1899 | Lilly Haynie | Texas |
| 1899 | Steiner Burleson – plaster | Texas |
| 1899 | Steiner Burleson – marble | Texas |
| 1899 | William Jennings Bryan – plaster | Texas |
| 1899 | William Jennings Bryan – marble | Texas |
| 1900 | Guy M. Bryan – medallion | Texas |
| 1901 | Senator Joseph Dibrell – plaster | Texas |
| 1901 | Senator Joseph Dibrell – marble | Texas |
| 1901 | Ella Dancy Dibrell – medallion | Texas |
| 1901 | Governor Joseph Sayers – plaster | Texas |
| 1902 | Governor Joseph Sayers – marble | Texas |
| 1902 | Governor Sul Ross – plaster | Texas |
| 1902 | Governor Sul Ross – marble | Texas |
| 1902 | Bust of Christ | Texas |
| 1902 | Albert Sidney Johnston – bust | Texas |
| 1902 | Albert Sidney Johnston – life-size plaster | Texas |
| 1902 | Albert Sidney Johnston – life-size marble | Texas |
| 1902 | Jacob Bickler – medallion | Texas |
| 1902 | Lady Macbeth – study | Texas |
| 1902 | Lady Macbeth – life-size plaster | Texas |
| 1902 | Lady Macbeth – life-size marble | Texas |
| 1903 | Dr. David Thomas Iglehart – plaster | Texas |
| 1902 | Dr. David Thomas Iglehart – bronze | Texas |
| 1903 | Miller Baby cast | Texas |
| 1904 | Helen Marr Kirby | Texas |
| 1905 | Dr. William Lamdin Prather | Texas |
| 1906 | Schnerr Memorial – wax | Texas |
| 1906 | Schnerr Memorial – plaster | Texas |
| 1906 | Schnerr Memorial – marble | Texas |
