Oboe

Frederik Richters, c. 1720 - c. 1730

Six Dutch Baroque Oboes. By the late 17th century, there was a thriving woodwind industry in the Dutch Republic. Sheet music printing was also an important source of income. Over 500 oboe solos appeared in Amsterdam between c. 1690 and c. 1750. Oboes were made of hardwoods – like boxwood, ebony, fruitwoods – and ivory. The keys were made of brass or, for fancier instruments, of silver. The most lavish instruments in this gallery were produced by the Richters brothers in Amsterdam.

  • Artwork typewind instrument, musical instrument, oboe
  • Object numberBK-2018-72
  • Dimensionslength 57 cm x diameter 3.2 cm x diameter 6.2 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Oboe

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2018-72

  • Description

    Hobo van palmhout, gemonteerd met ivoor. Drie zilveren kleppen. Het derde en vierde gat zijn dubbel. Gemerkt: F. RICHTERS / [klaver met de steel naar de rechterkant].

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription: ‘F. RICHTERS / [klaver]’

Creation

  • Creation

    musical instrument maker: Frederik Richters, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    c. 1720 - c. 1730

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 57 cm x diameter 3.2 cm x diameter 6.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2018-04-19

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 4: The keys', FoMRHI Quarterly 128 (2014), Comm. 2016, p. 45-54
    • Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 1', FoMRHI Quarterly 127 (2014), Comm. 2000, p. 8-23
    • Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 5: Acoustical design of the instruments: lenghts and tone-holes', FoMRHI Quarterly 129 (2015), Comm. 2021, p. 17-27
    • Rob van Acht, 'Dutch Makers of Double Reed Instruments in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries', The Journal of the International Double Reed Society 24 (1996), p. 77-88: 83
    • Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 6: Acoustical design of the instruments: the bore profiles', FoMRHI Quarterly 129 (2015), Comm. 2022, p. 28-43
    • Giovanni Paolo Di Stefano, 'The Rijksmuseum to acquire and display the Han De Vries collection of oboes', CIMCIM Bulletin, Jan. 2019, p. 22-24
    • Cecil Adkins, 'Oboes Beyond Compare: The Instruments of Hendrik and Fredrik Richters', Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 16 (1990), p. 42-117
    • Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 2: Points of departure, a close look at a boxwood oboe by Hendrik Richters', FoMRHI Quatrly 128 (2014), Comm. 2011, p. 8-15
    • Jan Bouterse, 'The oboes of Richters: about methods of research in woodwind instruments - Part 3: Methods for comparing instruments', FoMRHI Quarterly 128 (2014), Comm. 2015, p. 33-44

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