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Statuette of an Amazon, maquette, plaster, circa 1856
Statuette of a crowned female figure with flowing drapery, and exposed breasts. On a square base. Legs have been broken, exposing the metal armature underneath. Arms are also missing.
Study for the Figure of Walter von Plattenberg, maquette, plaster, 1861
Plaster maquette of Walter von Plattenberg holding a sword and wearing medieval attire.
Stephen Fuller Austin, wearing buckskin, maquette, plaster, 1892
Maquette of Stephen F. Austin figure.
St. Sebastian, maquette, plaster, 1857
Small plaster figure of St. Sebastian. Figure with long hair and no facial hair, holding an arrow at his breast in his left hand. Wearing a robe that exposes his right shoulder.
William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), plaster, 1900
This bust depicts William Jennings Bryan, a popular orator and three-time presidential candidate. Bryan visited Austin in December 1899, as the guest of former governor James Hogg, whom he was considering as a running mate. Due to popular demand,…
General Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862), reclining, plaster, 1903-1904
The State of Texas commissioned Ney to create a monumental statuary piece of Albert Sidney Johnston for the Texas State Cemetery. The plan came about as early as the 1890s, but was not commissioned until 1901, and was fraught with difficulties. This…
Stephen Fuller Austin (1793-1836), wearing buckskin, plaster, 1898 or 1903
Known as “The Father of Texas,” Stephen F. Austin brought the first 300 immigrant families to Texas to populate his settlement, the Austin Colony, in 1825; these families became known as the Old Three Hundred. In 1836, he was appointed by Sam…
Samuel Houston as a young man (1793-1863), plaster, 1903
Sam Houston is a starring figure in the history of Texas. Houston’s defeat of the Mexican Army at San Jacinto resulted in Texan independence. He later served as President of the Republic of Texas, then U.S. senator. In 1861, he resigned his…
Samuel Houston, Elder Statesman (1793-1863), plaster, 1903
Sam Houston is a starring figure in the history of Texas. Houston’s defeat of the Mexican Army at San Jacinto resulted in Texan independence. He later served as President of the Republic of Texas, then U.S. senator. In 1861, he resigned his…
Left Foot (Model 312), manufactured by Caspar Hennecke & Co, Milwaukee, n.d.
Manufactured by Caspar Hennecke & Co of Milwaukee.
Nose (mass produced), n.d.
Ney created many plaster casts of the human body, sometimes using friends or family members as models. The over-sized nose featured here was said to be based on that of Michelangelo's David. This large model was reproduced to be used by artists and…
Statuette of a Draped Figure, maquette, plaster, n.d.
Maquette of a draped female figure, kneeling with arms folded. Head and right hand broken.
Margaret Runge Rose, portrait medallion, plaster, 1897
Circular medallion depicting a young girl with long hair in profile, looking to her left. She is wearing a gown with a square neckline with a braided edging. The medallion is slightly discolored and has some illegible writing/marks on the back.…
Paula Ebers, portrait medallion, plaster, 1896
Square relief plaque with profile portrait of Paula Ebers in a circular medallion. Her wavy hair is pulled back, she is facing to her proper left. Leaf-like decoration along the lower edge of the rondel, from about 4 o'clock to 9 o'clock. The work is…
Unknown Young Woman, portrait medallion, plaster, 1896
Low relief circular medallion depicting an unknown woman with her hair pulled into a bun and curling bangs. The work is very simple and unadorned. Inscription right outer edge "Elisabet Ney fec 1896"
Bride Neill Taylor, portrait medallion, plaster, 1897
Bride Neill Taylor was known to be Ney's agent and close friend who wrote the first biography of Ney. Her husband, Tom Taylor, was Ney's business manager. There is no known marble version of this object. Inscription: "Elisabet Ney fec. Austin,…
Study for Statue of Englebert Von der Mark, maquette, plaster, 1862
Small plaster figure of Engerbert Von der Mark holding a sword.
Miniature Bust of Lady Marian Alford, plaster, 1865
Small plaster bust of a woman with feathered hat, wearing a button up dress with overcoat. Study for a marble bust of the same sitter, now unlocated.
Lady MacBeth, maquette, plaster, 1902
Maquette of full-scale version of Lady MacBeth. Standing 9 inches tall. A gift from Elisabet Ney to Mrs Dibrell. In later years Mrs Dibrell would donate the piece to the museum.
Carrie Pease Graham (1851-1882), marble, modeled 1895, cut 1896-97
Ney befriended Lucadia Pease, the widow of governor Elisha Pease, shortly after arriving in Austin. The Peases owned a large estate, Woodlawn, located west of Shoal Creek. Ney often visited Woodlawn and became close to the Pease grandchildren. This…
Ella Dancy Dibrell (1862-1920) plaster, 1900
This portrait medallion depicts Ney’s friend and supporter Ella Dancy Dibrell, who purchased Formosa at Ney’s death and was one of the founders of the Texas Fine Arts Association.
Benedette Tobin (1849-1901), plaster, 1893
Benedette Brace Tobin was one of Ney’s most committed Austin supporters. As president of the Ladies’ World’s Fair Association of the World’s Columbian Exposition, Tobin was instrumental in Ney’s receiving the commission for the statues of Sam…
Lorne Ney Montgomery (1873-1913), plaster, circa 1886
Ney made this bust portrait of her teenage son while she was still living at Liendo, not long before Lorne left for college in Baltimore. It was only the third or fourth work she had attempted after leaving Germany in 1871, and her only known…
Steiner Burleson (1892-1899), marble, modeled 1899, cut 1903-04
After Ney’s friends Albert and Adele Burleson lost their six-year-old son, Steiner, to spinal meningitis, Ney created this portrait medallion as an expression of her deep sympathy. The shell and seaweed forms which encircle the child were popular…
Lady Macbeth, plaster, 1902
One of Ney’s final works of art depicts the famous sleepwalking scene from Shakespeare’s tragic play, when Lady Macbeth, haunted by her role in the murder of King Duncan, wrings her hands and tries in vain to wash imaginary blood from them. The final…