Visiting Card of the Woodwind Instrument Maker Coenraad Rijkel c. 1700

This engraving, created by Ignatius Lux around 1700, is a visiting card for Coenraad Rijkel, a woodwind instrument maker in Amsterdam. The artwork showcases various woodwind instruments, including recorders, oboes, and bassoons, arranged in a decorative manner. The inscription in Dutch details Rijkel's expertise and location, making this a valuable historical document for understanding 18th-century instrument making. The print exemplifies the detailed style of engraved visiting cards, common in the Netherlands during this period.