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Elisabet Ney

German-born American sculptor (1833-1907)
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Elisabet Ney
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
January 26, 1833, 1833[7]
Date of death
June 29, 1907, 1907[8]
Place of birth
Münster
Place of death
Austin
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia, United States[11][12]
Occupation
sculptor, artist
Educated at
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich[13]
Notable work
Lady Macbeth, Statue of Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Ludwig II[14][15][16][17]
Father
Johann Adam Ney[9]
Spouse
Edmund Montgomery[10]
Work location
Austin, Munich, Berlin, Madeira Island[23][24][25][26]
Student of
Christian Daniel Rauch[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, English[33][34]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Svensk uppslagsbok, Directory of Southern Women Artists, American Women Sculptors: a history of women working in three dimensions, Women in the fine arts, from the seventh century B.C. to the twentieth century A.D., American Women Artists, Past and Present: A Selected Bibliographic Guide[28][29][30][31][32]
Family name
Ney[20]
Given name
Elisabeth[21]
Has works in the collection
Elisabet Ney Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, City Museum of Münster, National Trust Collections, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth[37][38][39][40][41]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[35][36]
Pseudonym
Ney, Elizabet[22]
Residence
Liendo Plantation[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elisabet Ney en Franzisca Bernardina Wilhelmina Elisabet Ney en Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney en Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Elisabet Ney en Elizabet Ney en Elizabeth Ney en Elisabet Ney Montgomery en Elisabeth Ney ar إليزابيت ني cs Elizabeth Neyová cs Elisabet Neyová cs Elisabet Ney de Francisca Bernardina Wilhelmina Elisabetha Ney de Elizabeth Ney de Elisabeth Ney es Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney ja エリーザベト・ナイ ja エリザベット・ネイ ru Ней, Элизабет ru Элизабет Ней
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
0000000066750198
VIAF cluster ID
955149108535568780009
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50072459
GND ID
118926179
AbART person ID
148895
ArchINFORM person/group ID
137635
Art UK artist ID
ney-elisabet-18331907
Artist-info artist ID
272005
Artists of the World ID
00141958
Artnet artist ID
elisabeth-ney
AskArt person ID
83554
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
NeyElisabet1833-1907
Show all 51 identifiers +39
Benezit ID
B00130011
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12188149t
BookBrainz author ID
bb858aa9-41fa-4650-9cc3-17821502d907
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
ney-elisabet-franzisca-bernardina-wilhelmina
CLARA-ID
6211
Christie's creator ID
61827
DDB person (GND) ID
118926179
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118926179
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Elisabet-Ney
Europeana entity
agent/base/73826
FAST ID
19245
FemBio ID
20689
Find a Grave memorial ID
50606016
Freebase ID
/m/06hsf_
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003802119707141
GeneaStar person ID
neyfranzisc
Grove Art Online ID
T2090659
HAND ID
6EA4-268A-B864-B948-CA11
Handbook of Texas ID
fne26
IdRef ID
133223353
J9U entity ID
987007279179205171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118926179
Museum-digital person/organization ID
113880
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
19012
NUKAT ID
n2008139606
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000413187
National Virtual Library of India ID
82165
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07462931X
Open Library ID
OL1808450A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100232937
RKDartists ID
316082
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
83761
SBN author ID
RMSV089806
SNAC ARK ID
w6vm55d4
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
3535
Topic's main category
Category:Elisabet Ney
Union List of Artist Names ID
500008016
WikiTree person ID
Ney-388
Yale LUX ID
person/d559d55c-6c7b-4ab3-b23e-ea2afe004eef

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Kingdom of Prussia
Occupation 2
artist, sculptor
Described by source 1
Svensk uppslagsbok
Educated at 1
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Given name 1
Elisabeth
Has works in the collection 1
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Art+Feminism
Place of birth 1
Münster
Place of death 1
Austin
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Elisabet Ney was born on January 26, 1833[1], in Münster[2]. She died on June 29, 1907[3], in Austin[4]. She worked as a sculptor[5] and artist[6].

FAQs

Where was Elisabet Ney born?

Elisabet Ney was born in Münster[2].

Where did Elisabet Ney die?

Elisabet Ney died in Austin[4].

Who were Elisabet Ney's parents?

Elisabet Ney's father was Johann Adam Ney[9].

Who was Elisabet Ney married to?

Elisabet Ney's spouses include Edmund Montgomery[10].

What did Elisabet Ney do for work?

Elisabet Ney worked as a sculptor[5] and artist[6].

Where did Elisabet Ney go to school?

Elisabet Ney was educated at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich[13].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Prussia United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Directory of Southern Women Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . tshaonline.org. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Directory of Southern Women Artists. wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . tshaonline.org. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Directory of Southern Women Artists. wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Directory of Southern Women Artists. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . tshaonline.org. Retrieved . tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . austintexas.gov. Retrieved . austintexas.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . stadt-muenster.de. Retrieved . stadt-muenster.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved . nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz author ID → bb858aa9-41fa-4650-9cc3-17821502d907
    "Created claim: BookBrainz author ID: bb858aa9-41fa-4650-9cc3-17821502d907, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791629849434"
  3. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Elisabet Ney Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, City Museum of Münster +2
    "Created claim: Has works in the collection: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Add works in collection based on a work"
  4. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 6EA4-268A-B864-B948-CA11
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 6EA4-268A-B864-B948-CA11, batch #274736"
  5. 8w ago · DrowsyPigeon26 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Lady Macbeth, Statue of Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston +1
    Father → Johann Adam Ney
    Has works in the collection → Elisabet Ney Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, City Museum of Münster +2
    Work location → Austin, Munich, Berlin +1
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Residence: Liendo Plantation"
  6. 11w ago · DrowsyPigeon26 · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Artist files at → Frick Art Research Library, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
    Family name → Ney
    Given name → Elisabeth
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German, English
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Has works in the collection: City Museum of Münster"
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