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Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Wedding Dance (oil on panel)

The Wedding Dance (oil on panel)
CH401037 The Wedding Dance (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Procession of the Bride (oil on panel)

The Procession of the Bride (oil on panel)
3525984 The Procession of the Bride (oil on panel) by Cleve, Maerten van (1527-81); 26 x 37.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: One of a set of four); Photo eChristies Images; Flemish

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Peasant Dance, c. 1600 (oil on wood)

Peasant Dance, c. 1600 (oil on wood)
5917375 Peasant Dance, c.1600 (oil on wood) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528) (after); 35x29.2 cm; Slovenska Narodna Galeria, Bratislava, Slovakia; German, out of copyright

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Wedding Dance (oil on panel)

The Wedding Dance (oil on panel)
3937510 The Wedding Dance (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638) (after); 72x104 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Caricature of Highland piper, 19th century

Caricature of Highland piper, 19th century
3697340 Caricature of Highland piper, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Featured in Army and Navy Drolleries by Major Seccombe)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Piper of Clan MacCriumin, 19th century

Piper of Clan MacCriumin, 19th century
3697339 Piper of Clan MacCriumin, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; out of copyright

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Scotch Polka, by Charles d Albert (colour litho)

The Scotch Polka, by Charles d Albert (colour litho)
5238612 The Scotch Polka, by Charles d Albert (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scotch Polka, by Charles d Albert)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Punch cartoon: William Douglas Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton (1845-1895) (engraving)

Punch cartoon: William Douglas Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton (1845-1895) (engraving)
6034884 Punch cartoon: William Douglas Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton (1845-1895) (engraving) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: A bagpipe player (oil on panel)

A bagpipe player (oil on panel)
5947494 A bagpipe player (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90) (studio of); 11.5x9.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Opening by the Duke of Cambridge of the New Head-Quarters and Drill-Hall of the London Scottish

Opening by the Duke of Cambridge of the New Head-Quarters and Drill-Hall of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers
1054875 Opening by the Duke of Cambridge of the New Head-Quarters and Drill-Hall of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteers, James Street, Buckingham Gate (engraving) by English School

Background imageBagpipes Collection: A Highland Soldiers Wedding at Stirling Castle, chairing the Bridegroom (engraving)

A Highland Soldiers Wedding at Stirling Castle, chairing the Bridegroom (engraving)
1059168 A Highland Soldiers Wedding at Stirling Castle, chairing the Bridegroom (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Prince of Wales in India, at the Camp, Delhi (engraving)

The Prince of Wales in India, at the Camp, Delhi (engraving)
1059116 The Prince of Wales in India, at the Camp, Delhi (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Wales in India, at the Camp, Delhi)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Bagpipers, c. 1642 (engraving)

The Bagpipers, c. 1642 (engraving)
1630617 The Bagpipers, c.1642 (engraving) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Hallowe en Dinner of the London Scottish Volunteers, bringing in the Haggis (engraving)

The Hallowe en Dinner of the London Scottish Volunteers, bringing in the Haggis (engraving)
1036480 The Hallowe en Dinner of the London Scottish Volunteers, bringing in the Haggis (engraving) by Bogle, William Lockhart (fl.1881); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Kings Own Scottish Borderers leaving the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, En Route for India (engraving)

The Kings Own Scottish Borderers leaving the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, En Route for India (engraving)
1047437 The Kings Own Scottish Borderers leaving the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, En Route for India (engraving) by English School

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Highland Pipers practising in Hyde Park (engraving)

Highland Pipers practising in Hyde Park (engraving)
1047385 Highland Pipers practising in Hyde Park (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Highland Pipers practising in Hyde Park)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Court in the Highlands, the Queen and the Prince of Wales going to the Gillies Ball

The Court in the Highlands, the Queen and the Prince of Wales going to the Gillies Ball, Abergeldie Castle (engraving)
1060300 The Court in the Highlands, the Queen and the Prince of Wales going to the Gillies Ball, Abergeldie Castle (engraving) by Hall

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The man of law was a discreet person (colour litho)

The man of law was a discreet person (colour litho)
956056 The man of law was a discreet person (colour litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gateway to Chaucer published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1915)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Dinner of the Caledonian School (engraving)

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)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: William Douglas-Hamilton playing bagpipes

William Douglas-Hamilton playing bagpipes
864877 William Douglas-Hamilton playing bagpipes by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910); (add.info.: William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton (1845-1895)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Old Highland Brigade and Life Guardsman

Old Highland Brigade and Life Guardsman
LLM461053 Old Highland Brigade and Life Guardsman by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Highland Brigade and Life Guardsman)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Baron Glenlyon, Knight of the Gael, 1839 (pencil, w / c, gouache & gold paint on paper)

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)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Scotland (chromolitho)

Scotland (chromolitho)
734953 Scotland (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotland. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Background imageBagpipes Collection: 'Keeping Sunday, 'according to King Jamess Book of Sporte (engraving)

"Keeping Sunday, "according to King Jamess Book of Sporte (engraving)
654434 " Keeping Sunday, " according to King Jamess Book of Sporte (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Keeping Sunday)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Allies on the Italian Front (Colour Litho)

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)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Piper (engraving)

The Piper (engraving)
2807921 The Piper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Piper. Illustration for The Every-Day Book)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Swimming the English Channel (colour litho)

Swimming the English Channel (colour litho)
2779218 Swimming the English Channel (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming the English Channel)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Bourree Auvergnate (colour litho)

Bourree Auvergnate (colour litho)
2780257 Bourree Auvergnate (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bourree Auvergnate)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Italian Pipe-players (engraving)

Italian Pipe-players (engraving)
2781079 Italian Pipe-players (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian Pipe-players. Illustration for Chatterbox (1892).); © Look and Learn

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Drummer, Piper, Bandsmen 1st Scots Guards

Drummer, Piper, Bandsmen 1st Scots Guards British Army Regiment 1890s

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Scottish regiment, British army, pipe band

Scottish regiment, British army, pipe band, Malta or Egypt, 1880 s

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Scottish Section, Coronation Exhibition, London, 1911 (colour photo)

The Scottish Section, Coronation Exhibition, London, 1911 (colour photo)
3096716 The Scottish Section, Coronation Exhibition, London, 1911 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scottish Section, Coronation Exhibition)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: A Roman Bagpiper (engraving)

A Roman Bagpiper (engraving)
1612985 A Roman Bagpiper (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Roman Bagpiper. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 8 June 1861)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: A Rose of Glenbogie, by Bret Harte (engraving)

A Rose of Glenbogie, by Bret Harte (engraving)
1604908 A Rose of Glenbogie, by Bret Harte (engraving) by Hardy, David (1837-70); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rose of Glenbogie, by Bret Harte)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Dutch Itinerant Musicians (engraving)

Dutch Itinerant Musicians (engraving)
1593936 Dutch Itinerant Musicians (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dutch Itinerant Musicians. Illustration for The Pictorial Times, 10 January 1846)

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The Itinerant Musician, manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain Factory, England, c

The Itinerant Musician, manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain Factory, England, c
491492 The Itinerant Musician, manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain Factory, England, c.1756 (soft-paste porcelain) by English School, (18th century); h:20 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageBagpipes Collection: English tourists and Scot in tartan jacket sailing

English tourists and Scot in tartan jacket sailing on Loch Leven in the Scottish highlands. View of Loch Leven Castle in the background

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Pied Pipers of London Town: How the wild music of the Highlands helped to swell the ranks

Pied Pipers of London Town: How the wild music of the Highlands helped to swell the ranks
STC359679 Pied Pipers of London Town: How the wild music of the Highlands helped to swell the ranks of Britains fighting men, 1914-19 (litho) by English School

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Open air wedding dance, 1610 (oil on panel) (see also 346632)

Open air wedding dance, 1610 (oil on panel) (see also 346632)
REV346631 Open air wedding dance, 1610 (oil on panel) (see also 346632) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 39x57 cm; Louvre, Paris

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Ms Fr 1584 Musicians entertaining at a banquet, c. 1370 (manuscript) (b / w photo)

Ms Fr 1584 Musicians entertaining at a banquet, c. 1370 (manuscript) (b / w photo)
XIR77254 Ms Fr 1584 Musicians entertaining at a banquet, c.1370 (manuscript) (b/w photo) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Soldiers of a Hungarian regiment performing a recruitment dance

Soldiers of a Hungarian regiment performing a recruitment dance
CHT211907 Soldiers of a Hungarian regiment performing a recruitment dance, illustration from a book Costumes de Hongrie, published in Vienna, 1810 (colour litho) by Austrian School

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Plate VI: Wind instruments from the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-84

Plate VI: Wind instruments from the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-84
STC84218 Plate VI: Wind instruments from the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-84) and Jean le Rond d Alembert (1717-83), 1751-72 (engraving) by Benard

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Indian Musical Instruments, plate 23 from Oriental Drawings, pub

Indian Musical Instruments, plate 23 from Oriental Drawings, pub
STC86093 Indian Musical Instruments, plate 23 from Oriental Drawings, pub. 1806 (aquatint) by Gold, Charles Emilius (1803-71) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageBagpipes Collection: The village singers - les chanteurs de village - Peinture de Adriaen Jansz van Ostade

The village singers - les chanteurs de village - Peinture de Adriaen Jansz van Ostade
FIA5399357 The village singers - les chanteurs de village - Peinture de Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (1610-1685) - Oil on wood - 21, 8x32, 2 - National Gallery, Prague by Ostade, Adriaen Jansz

Background imageBagpipes Collection: O youth! Springtime of life! O spring! Youth of the year

O youth! Springtime of life! O spring! Youth of the year
FIA5405469 O youth! Springtime of life! O spring! Youth of the year! par Voillemot, Andre-Charles (1823-1893). Oil on canvas, size : 163, 5x131, , Private Collection by Voillemot

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Sabbath ceremony with witches. Engraving by Olaus Magnus (1490 - 1557)

Sabbath ceremony with witches. Engraving by Olaus Magnus (1490 - 1557)
GIA4703037 Sabbath ceremony with witches. Engraving by Olaus Magnus (1490 - 1557), Swedish religious and geographer, " Historia de Gentis Septentrionalibus", Venice, 1567

Background imageBagpipes Collection: Travelling musicians in the 15th century - in '

Travelling musicians in the 15th century - in "
LSE4104009 Travelling musicians in the 15th century - in " Costumes de Paris through the centuries", 19th century by Unknown Artist




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"Bagpipes: A Melodic Journey through Scottish Culture and History" Immerse yourself in the rich traditions of Scotland as you witness a Scottish Piper wearing McInnes Tartan, proudly showcasing his heritage. Step back in time to 1897, where The Gordon Highlanders' very own Piper Findlater won the V. C. At Dargai, leaving an indelible mark on history. Join the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders as they are summoned to Waterloo - Brussels in 1815, their bagpipes echoing across the battlefield with both courage and melancholy. Experience the harmonious collaboration between Highland dancer Dick Harrison and piper Bill Hughes as they have one last practice before their captivating performance. Delve into Scottish Types - Bagpipes, Clan McDonald; a glimpse into the diverse characters that embrace this iconic instrument. Be captivated by a group of Cameron Highlanders who fill the air with enchanting melodies that transport you straight to the heart of Scotland's rugged landscapes. Meet Paddy the Piper, whose musical prowess brings joy to all who hear him play, spreading cheer wherever he goes. Discover how bagpipes played a crucial role during World War I through a British Military Recruitment Poster; symbolizing bravery and unity amidst conflict. Witness even our feline friends embracing Scottish culture as a mischievous Highland Scottish cat plays its own rendition on miniature bagpipes by Louis Wain. Unwind with laughter as you enjoy a comic postcard featuring a Scotsman with whisky barrel bagpipes; humorously highlighting Scotland's love for both music and spirits. Finally, catch Tom Courtenay taking pause from filming Billy Liar (1963), reminding us of how bagpipes continue to inspire artistry across various mediums. Embark on this melodic journey through time and tradition – let your soul be stirred by these hauntingly beautiful sounds that define Scotland's cultural identity.