As president of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Justus von Liebig was responsible for the development of chemical fertilizer, which revolutionized agriculture. Liebig and Wöhler often collaborated with each other and are known as pioneers in modern…
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.
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…