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Portrait of Henrietta Reiss Levisthal
Gotthelf Leberecht Glaeserc. 1830
The Jewish Museum, New York
New York, United States
Family portraits were popular during the Biedermeier period, reflecting the elevated social position attained by the growing German bourgeoisie in the early 19th century. This portrait is part of a group of five portraits depicting members of a Frankfurt Jewish family. The son of a Weimar Court Jew, Herz Elias Reiss (1776-1831) married his niece Adelheid, with whom he had three children, Gottfried Reiss, Elizabeth Reiss Schwarzchild, and Henrietta Reiss Levisthal, seen here.
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- Title: Portrait of Henrietta Reiss Levisthal
- Creator: Gotthelf Leberecht Glaeser
- Date Created: c. 1830
- Location: Germany, Europe
- Physical Dimensions: 21 × 17 15/16 in. (53.3 × 45.6 cm)
- Provenance: the sitter, Henrietta Reiss Levisthal. her great-nephew, Otto Schwarzschild, Wuppertal, Germany (at least by 1951); his wife, Hilde Molineus, Wuppertal, Germany (by 1983, but also in her possession during the War); her cousin's son through marriage, Tom Waldeck, Chappaqua, NY (by January, 1983); his daughter, Monica Waldeck Stone, Studio City, CA (until 2002)
- Type: Paintings
- Rights: https://thejewishmuseum.org/about-this-site#terms-conditions
- External Link: View this object at thejewishmuseum.org
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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