Background
Rosenthal, Toby E. was born on March 15, 1848 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of Jacob and Ernestine (Germanus) Rosenthal.
Rosenthal, Toby E. was born on March 15, 1848 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of Jacob and Ernestine (Germanus) Rosenthal.
Educational public schools, New Haven and San Francisco. Studied drawing under Henri Bacon and painting under Fortunato Arriola, San Francisco. Student at Royal Academie, Munich, under Straehuber, Carl Raupp and Carl von Piloty, 1865-1872.
Professionally engaged as painter, since 1872. Repeatedly had classes in painting and composition, 1872-1882. Paintings chiefly figural compositions and genre work.
Also painted many portraits in California, England and Germany.
Medals at Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876, Royal Academy, Munich, International Exposition, Munich (gold medal).
Married Sophie Ansbacher, July 26, 1880.
