Margarete Reichenbach’s father, documented in 1887 as a merchant of Halle.
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.’
Sources
Records and testimony
- 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
Evidence note
Philipp’s exact birth, marriage and death dates, and the later history of the Halle household, have not yet been established from civil records.