Elisabet Ney

Sculptor
BIRTHDAY
January 26,1833
Birthplace
Munster,Germany
Age
Jun 29,1907,age 74
Birth Sign
Aquarius
BIRTHDAY
January 26,1833 (age Jun 29,1907,age 74)
Birthplace
Munster,Germany

About

Frequently working artist with their works that can be found in Texas, Washington D.C., Italy, England, and all over Germany. Some of those their works includes sculptures of Lady Macbeth, Stephen F. Austin, and Sam Houston.

Before Fame

To her parents dismay, she became a sculptor in 1852 and attended the all-male Munich Academy of Art as the first female student to enroll there.

Trivia

She made works of their leaders such as King George V of Hannover, which appropriately remains in Hannover, and Otto von Bismarck, located in Berlin.

Family Life

She married Edmund Montgomery on November 7th, 1863.

Associated With

Another notable sculpture of her's is of war hero Giuseppe Garibaldi.