Philipp Liebenthal was a merchant in Halle. At Pentecost 1887 a printed notice from Hettstedt named him as Jenny Schottländer’s intended husband. Their daughter Margarete married Paul Reichenbach in 1908.
A printed announcement issued at Hettstedt at Pentecost 1887 records the engagement of Philipp Liebenthal, a merchant of Halle, to Jenny Schottländer, the only daughter of L. Schottländer and his wife née Salzmann.
Philipp and Jenny later became the parents of Margarete Liebenthal, who married Paul Reichenbach in 1908. They were the maternal grandparents of Ruth and Dolf Reichenbach.
The family identifies Philipp in this solo portrait and beside Jenny in the double portrait. The identification is supported by comparison with the Berend Lehmann Museum’s captioned portrait of ‘great-grandfather Philipp Liebenthal.’
Family and household
People connected to this life
- Jenny Liebenthal née Schottländer · wife
- Margarete Reichenbach née Liebenthal · daughter
Sources
Sources
- Printed Schottländer–Liebenthal engagement announcement, Hettstedt, Pentecost 1887 (RB-SCAN-018)
- Berend Lehmann Museum family panel identifying Philipp Liebenthal
- Family portraits RB-PHO-0164 and RB-PHO-0171
What remains uncertain
Philipp’s exact birth, marriage and death dates, and the later history of the Halle household, have not yet been established from civil records.