page_title: List of artworks in the collection of the Royal Society of Chemistry
section_title: Justus von Liebig bust
hierarchical_section_title: List of artworks in the collection of the Royal Society of Chemistry / Justus von Liebig bust
caption_attribution_description: English: Bust of Justus von Liebig, by Michael Wagmüller, in the collection of the Royal Society of Chemistry, at it's Burlington House, London, headquarters.
context_page_description: The Royal Society of Chemistry owns a number of significant artworks in its venue at Burlington House in London. The collection is composed of busts, paintings and other artefacts that were mainly acquired between the mid-19th and early 21st Centuries. Most of the acquisitions were donations from past members and staff, although a few were purchased directly by the Society.
context_section_description: The bronze bust representing Baron Justus von Liebig was presented to the Chemical Society by Rudolph Messel in 1903:
  The bust of Liebig which was placed on the table is a gift which the Society owes to the generosity of our Fellow, Dr. Messel.
  
  as also confirmed by the inscription on the column supporting the bust: 
  Justus von Liebig presented to the Chemical Society by Rudolph Messel Phd May 1903.
  
  Another inscription, placed between the back and the right side of the bust itself, provides information about its origin: 
  Munchen 1873. M. Wagmuller.
   The artefact was created in Munich in 1873 by Michael Wagmüller, a German sculptor who completed a number of commissions in London and exhibited at the Royal Academy.
  Von Liebig is considered to have greatly contributed to the fields of agricultural and biological chemistry. He developed a manufacturing process for beef extracts and founded a company which later became Oxo. He is also credited as the inventor of Marmite.
caption: Justus von Liebig bust – Burlington House
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