It grew and Henriques became one of the richest men in Copenhagen.

Two of his sons, Aron and Martin Henriques, took over the company in 1852.

[1] His granddaughter Marie Henriques, the youngest daughter of Martin Henrigues, was also a painter.

His daughter Dorothea Melchior née Henriques was a close friend of Hans Christian Andersen.

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