Pipers Collection

View of Tulloch Castle, Scotland, with pipers
View of Tulloch Castle in the town of Dingwall in the Highlands of Scotland, at the time of a royal wedding between Dom (Prince) Miguel of Braganza (1878-1923), Duke de Viseu

Albanian dancers - Turkey Date: circa 1900

Rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son?) dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son. The boy on the right is Tom, while the man on the left, dressed as a yokel, holds the pig that Tom steals

Les Anglais sur le Rhin; A Cologne, Les bagpipers ecossais dans les rues de Cologne... 1918. Creator: Jean Clair-Guyot
Les Anglais sur le Rhin; A Cologne, Les bagpipers ecossais dans les rues de Cologne, escortes d'enfants de la ville, 1918

'Le 14 juillet 1916 a Paris; les "Bag-pipers" ecossais, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le 14 juillet 1916 a Paris; les "Bag-pipers" ecossais, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

'Les joueurs de cornemuse du "Sutherland Highlanders", 1915. Creator: Georges Bertin Scott
Les joueurs de cornemuse du "Sutherland Highlanders", 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Pifferari, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Pifferari, [in Rome], 1850. Scene depicting The appearance of the peasant minstrels (The Pifferari), whose strains form the very simple

WW1 - Four Gurkha Bagpipe Pipers - British Indian Army forces on the Western Front in France. Date: 1915

World War 1: Highlanders piping
3787050 World War 1: Highlanders piping; (add.info.: World War 1: Highlanders piping themselves back from the trenches. British Official War Photograph. Series 1. No 2. Published on postcard)

Black Watch pipers playing to British troops
3786058 Black Watch pipers playing to British troops; (add.info.: Black Watch pipers playing to British troops following their capture of Longueval, France during World War I (Western Front)

Pipe Band of the 4th Gurkha Rifles, 1900 (b/w photo)
495441 Pipe Band of the 4th Gurkha Rifles, 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Photograph taken in China, probably Shanghai)

Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band, Scotland. 24th September 1954

The Pipers at Longueval... July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Pipers at Longueval: how the Highlanders were led into battle on July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Scots pipers of the 9th (Scottish)

Going with the Wind
Cartoon, punning on the title of the recently released film Gone with the Wind'. Date: 1940

The Pipers (colour litho)
5992557 The Pipers (colour litho) by Fricero, Catherine Josephine Marie (1878-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pipers)

Street Musicians Standing, c. 1855, printed 1982. Creator: Charles Negre
Street Musicians Standing, c. 1855, printed 1982. Photogravure, from the portfolio " Charles Negre: treize heliogravures", 1854-1857" (1982)

Procession of the chariot of the Roman goddess Cybele, preceded by pipers and cymbal players (engraving)
6029367 Procession of the chariot of the Roman goddess Cybele, preceded by pipers and cymbal players (engraving) by French School

Lord Archibald Campbell and his Pipers marching through the Pass of Glencoe (engraving)
1056583 Lord Archibald Campbell and his Pipers marching through the Pass of Glencoe (engraving) by Bogle, William Lockhart (fl.1881); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pipers, etc, of the Royal Renfrewshire Militia (engraving)
1097633 Pipers, etc, of the Royal Renfrewshire Militia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pipers, etc, of the Royal Renfrewshire Militia)

Dinner of the Caledonian School (engraving)
1617109 Dinner of the Caledonian School (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner of the Caledonian School)

Merchants of the Hanseatic League making their way the Exchange in solemn procession (chromolitho)
968696 Merchants of the Hanseatic League making their way the Exchange in solemn procession (chromolitho) by European School

Baron Glenlyon, Knight of the Gael, 1839 (pencil, w / c, gouache & gold paint on paper)
AJV366231 Baron Glenlyon, Knight of the Gael, 1839 (pencil, w/c, gouache & gold paint on paper) by Nixon, James Henry (1802-57); 33.5x48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Allies on the Italian Front (Colour Litho)
2808668 The Allies on the Italian Front (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Allies at the Italian Front)

Swiss wedding costume (chromolitho)
2782648 Swiss wedding costume (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedding procession in Switzerland)

British army in India - pipers 92nd Highlanders 1870
Vintage 19th century photograph - British army in India - pipers of the 92nd Highlanders 1870

With a Great Army (litho)
1599854 With a Great Army (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With a Great Army, Our Occupation of Bloemfontein)

Pipers, Dumfries Industrial School
Piper Major McRae (left) and pipers of the Dumfries Industrial School. Date: circa 1906

Pipers dancing Gillie-Callum, or Sword Dance (engraving)
5230687 Pipers dancing Gillie-Callum, or Sword Dance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pipers dancing Gillie-Callum, or Sword Dance)

A Scotch Fair, c. 1847 (pencil)
6200837 A Scotch Fair, c.1847 (pencil) by Phillip, John (1817-67); 95.5x177 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Scottish, out of copyright

Scotland, trade card for Chocolat Meurisse (chromolitho)
961303 Scotland, trade card for Chocolat Meurisse (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotland, trade card for Chocolat Meurisse.); © Look and Learn

Pipers Opera House, Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Pipers Opera House, B Street, Virginia City, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Hot Dinner for 1200 Aged Poor at Dr Barnardos Homes (engraving)
1595082 Hot Dinner for 1200 Aged Poor at Dr Barnardos Homes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hot Dinner for 1200 Aged Poor at Dr Barnardos Homes)

The Capture of Sekukunis Stronghold, Pipers of the Twenty-First (Rs F) playing the Slogan (engraving)
1045198 The Capture of Sekukunis Stronghold, Pipers of the Twenty-First (Rs F) playing the Slogan (engraving) by English School

42nd Royal Highlanders "The Black Watch". Regimental tartans (chromolitho)
730459 42nd Royal Highlanders " The Black Watch". Regimental tartans (chromolitho) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Eyre Coote at Cuddalore, illustration from Hutchinson
IL370624 Sir Eyre Coote at Cuddalore, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Traditional Pentecost celebrations in Italy (chromolitho)
2788731 Traditional Pentecost celebrations in Italy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Traditional Pentecost celebrations in Italy)

Naples (chromolitho)
3621662 Naples (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naples. Illustration from Tochter-Album Unterhaltungen im hauslichen Kreise zur Bildung des Verstandes)

Pipers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada marching in front of the Victory Column in Berlin after
6015242 Pipers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada marching in front of the Victory Column in Berlin after the British Army took occupation of its sector of the city

British Army soldiers of the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders (coloured photo)
5999021 British Army soldiers of the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Idyll (engraving)
1107583 An Idyll (engraving) by Millais, John Everett (1826-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Idyll. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

The Campbells are Coming (engraving)
1056330 The Campbells are Coming (engraving) by Calkin, Lance (1859-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Campbells are Coming)

An Evening Entertainment at the Duke of Argylls Highland Home (engraving)
1056434 An Evening Entertainment at the Duke of Argylls Highland Home (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

"The Queen", a Toast in the Soudan a Sketch in the Suakin Brigade Mess (litho)
1039626 " The Queen", a Toast in the Soudan a Sketch in the Suakin Brigade Mess (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " The Queen")

Highland Dancers and Pipers (engraving)
1101257 Highland Dancers and Pipers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Highland Dancers and Pipers)

With Sir Samuel Browne, Sketches at Dakka (engraving)
1058672 With Sir Samuel Browne, Sketches at Dakka (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Sir Samuel Browne, Sketches at Dakka)

Troops for South Africa (engraving)
728516 Troops for South Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troops for South Africa: the eve of departure)

The Saturnalian Festival in Ancient Rome (chromolitho)
735421 The Saturnalian Festival in Ancient Rome (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Saturnalian Festival in Ancient Rome)

Dish decorated with Musicians (ceramic)
XIR440637 Dish decorated with Musicians (ceramic) by Italian School, (16th century); Musee de la Ceramique, Rouen, France; (add.info.: From Caffaggiolo; ); Italian, out of copyright

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"Pipers: A Melodic Tapestry of Tradition and Culture" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of pipers, where their haunting melodies echo through time. From the majestic view of Tulloch Castle in Scotland, adorned with kilted figures playing their bagpipes, to the captivating British Military Recruitment Poster from the inter-war period showcasing these musical warriors, we are transported to a realm steeped in history. Venturing further into this rich tapestry, we encounter Albanian dancers gracefully swaying to the tunes played by Turkish pipers. The rather wonderful pair dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son captivate us with their whimsical attire that possibly signifies a cherished bond between father and son. As we journey on, "Going with the Wind" takes us back to World War I when four Gurkha Bagpipe Pipers from the British Indian Army bravely marched amidst chaos and conflict. Their music served as a beacon of hope amid despair. The image of The Pipers at Longueval during July 14th, 1916 evokes poignant memories of sacrifice and bravery during the First World War. Though its creator remains unknown, it stands as a testament to those who used their pipes not only for entertainment but also as an instrument of courage. Moving forward in time brings us to witness an iconic moment -the Opening Ceremony of the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris- where pipers added grandeur and pomp to this global celebration. Their harmonious notes echoed across stadiums filled with anticipation and unity. They have always been part of our cultural fabric; even street musicians standing tall amidst bustling crowds evoke nostalgia for simpler times captured by Charles Negre's lens in his photograph from c. 1855 printed decades later. Delving deeper into history reveals ancient traditions such as Cybele's chariot procession accompanied by pipers and cymbal players—an engraving that transports us back to the grandeur of ancient Rome.