Percussion Collection (#7)

Three Angels Musicians Painting by Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523) 16th century Sun
JLJ4682199 Three Angels Musicians Painting by Bartolomeo Montagna (1450-1523) 16th century Sun. 0, 47x0, 7m Lyon, Musee des Beaux Arts by Montagna, Bartolomeo (c.1450-1525); Musee des Beaux-Arts

Scene of dances, music, entertainment at the court of a sultan. Persian miniature, 1604
JLJ4657851 Scene of dances, music, entertainment at the court of a sultan. Persian miniature, 1604 by Persian School, (17th century); (add.info.: Scene of dances, music)

Holy Armenian instrument: musical instrument similar to a bell
GIA4792273 Holy Armenian instrument: musical instrument similar to a bell. Engraving from " Gabinetto Armonico pieno d Instromenti", study on musical instruments

Indian culture, civilization and society: musician with traditional Indian percussion
GIA4818052 Indian culture, civilization and society: musician with traditional Indian percussion (Tikora). Engraving from 1808

Life of bees: noise to keep bees away - drawing by A. Giraudon, 1914
LSE4080842 Life of bees: noise to keep bees away - drawing by A. Giraudon, 1914 by Giraudon, Adolphe (1849-1929); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Childrens games: children playing various musical instruments - dess
LSE4080550 Childrens games: children playing various musical instruments - dess. de Lobrichon, ed. by Phosphatine FaliAres, v.1920 by Lobrichon

State trumpet, probably George III, and kettledrum, with trappings of state
STC83407 State trumpet, probably George III, and kettledrum, with trappings of state, from Musical Instruments (coloured litho) by Hipkins

Sami wizard predicting the future by means of a magic drum. Engraving from 1885
XEE4407672 Sami wizard predicting the future by means of a magic drum.Engraving from 1885. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

South Pacific Island dancers: they wear clothing made of hummingbird feathers
XEE4407108 South Pacific Island dancers: they wear clothing made of hummingbird feathers, cacatoes and Paradise birds at religious ceremonies

Marriage customs: the procession going to the church in Altenburg (Thuringia) - chromo
LSE4108590 Marriage customs: the procession going to the church in Altenburg (Thuringia) - chromo. Liebig, v. 1895 by Unknown Artist

Reception of Dr. Livingstone by Tchitapanngoua - "Livingstone
LSE4104283 Reception of Dr. Livingstone by Tchitapanngoua - " Livingstones last voyage 1866-1873" in " Round the World", 2nd sem

A pilou-pilou (or pill or pill) in the night, a traditional dance of kanak tribal
LSE4328232 A pilou-pilou (or pill or pill) in the night, a traditional dance of kanak tribal ceremonies. Engravure pour illustrrer le voyage A la Nouvelle Caledonie, by Jules Garnier

Musicians of the pontifical chapel in Kyoto (or Kioto), playing five sacred instruments
LSE4325880 Musicians of the pontifical chapel in Kyoto (or Kioto), playing five sacred instruments, flute traversiere and flute of pan, marine conch, timpani and kakdaiko, the original gong

Costume design for a male dancer in Danse Juive
990930 Costume design for a male dancer in Danse Juive, wearing knickerbockers and a turban, playing a tambourine, (pencil and gouache on paper) by Bakst

Die Musik (oil on canvas)
823482 Die Musik (oil on canvas) by Klinger, Albert (1869-1912); 123x190.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Die Musik. Albert Klinger (1869-1912). Oil on canvas

A Young Girl with a Tambourine, (oil on canvas)
827402 A Young Girl with a Tambourine, (oil on canvas) by Irolli, Vicenzo (1860-1945); 54x34.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Young Girl with a Tambourine. Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1949)

Group Portrait of Children, 1565 (oil on canvas)
827856 Group Portrait of Children, 1565 (oil on canvas) by Ring, Ludger Tom the Younger (1522-84); 71.1x84.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Group Portrait of Children)

A Bacchanalian Revel (oil on canvas)
869419 A Bacchanalian Revel (oil on canvas) by Etty, William (1787-1849); 111x143.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Musical Angels, Te Deum, East Window, c. 1888 (stained glass)
3475554 Musical Angels, Te Deum, East Window, c.1888 (stained glass) by Brown, John William (1842-1928); Parish Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, Plymstock

The Drummer and the Fifer (engraving)
3646738 The Drummer and the Fifer (engraving) by Strauch, Lorenz (1554-1630); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Drummer and the Fifer)

"There was an Old Man with a gong, who bumped at it all the day long", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386618 " There was an Old Man with a gong, who bumped at it all the day long", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Ranad (wood)
LIT389935 Ranad (wood) by Thai School; Bangkok, Thailand; (add.info.: Low-pitched xylophone used in the Thai orchestra; ); Photo eLuca Tettoni; Thai, out of copyright

Lady Emily Kerr as a Bacchante, c. 1770 (oil on canvas)
450287 Lady Emily Kerr as a Bacchante, c.1770 (oil on canvas) by Hoare, William, of Bath (1707-92); 176.5x146 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; English, out of copyright

Hebrew Levi, Priest, King and Soldier with Sacred Furnishings and Musical Instruments
STC91852 Hebrew Levi, Priest, King and Soldier with Sacred Furnishings and Musical Instruments, plate 2, class 1 from Part I of The History of the Nations

Dundun
HSC207111 Dundun by Nigerian; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Nigerian, out of copyright

Drum Kit
HSC207109 Drum Kit by English School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; English, out of copyright

Vauxhall Gardens, Life in London, etc. by Pierce Egan, 1823 (lithograph)
3915432 Vauxhall Gardens, Life in London, etc. by Pierce Egan, 1823 (lithograph) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); (add.info.: People dancing and promenading in front of orchestra)

Verso: Two Bacchantes (pen & Indian ink on paper)
1122987 Verso: Two Bacchantes (pen & Indian ink on paper) by Pisanello, Antonio (1395-1455); 18.3x24 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Ms Fr 12476 Fol. 109v The Nine Muses from Le Champion des Dames
BNP159912 Ms Fr 12476 Fol.109v The Nine Muses from Le Champion des Dames by Martin le Franc (1410-61) 1451 (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Sistrum, Saite Period (limestone)
XLC200013 Sistrum, Saite Period (limestone) by Egyptian 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC); Musee de la Vieille Charite, Marseille

Cover of "The Don Quixote", number 190, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4926057 Cover of " The Don Quixote", number 190, Satirique en Couleurs, 1878_2_8: New national chant - Anticlericalism, Music, Singing, Trumpet, Percussion - Eg with reactionaries

The Second Month from the series Customs of Poets in the Four Seasons
1766509 The Second Month from the series Customs of Poets in the Four Seasons (colour woodblock print) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 28.2x20.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cossack music band in Russia in the 19th century
LSE4087679 Cossack music band in Russia in the 19th century. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jephthahs daughter by J James Tissot - Bible
3783387 Jephthahs daughter by J James Tissot - Bible by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902) (after); (add.info.: Jephthahs daughter by J James Tissot)

Newlyweds escorted by a charivari, late 18th century
LSE4077399 Newlyweds escorted by a charivari, late 18th century by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The charivari fete for the wedding of Fauvel. Procession of musicians and transvestites
JLJ4593334 The charivari fete for the wedding of Fauvel. Procession of musicians and transvestites. Miniature from the manuscript " Le roman de fauvel" by Gervais du Bus (Gerves du Bus)

Reclining Nude with Tambourine, (oil on canvas)
989754 Reclining Nude with Tambourine, (oil on canvas) by Leroy, Etienne (b.1828); 41x78 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reclining Nude with Tambourine. Etienne Leroy (1828-1877). Oil on canvas

Army Reorganization in Morocco, 1872 (oil on canvas)
989487 Army Reorganization in Morocco, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Hodgson, John Evan (1831-95); 153x87 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Army Reorganization in Morocco. John Evan Hodgson (1831-1895)

F : Mlle Beauregard, artist from 1900s - Alphabet in postcard, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4221572 F : Mlle Beauregard, artist from 1900s - Alphabet in postcard, 1904 (postcard) by Reutlinger Studio (1850-1937); 14x9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Shaman of Krasnojarsk district, Russia around 1800
LSE4110583 Shaman of Krasnojarsk district, Russia around 1800. by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Shaman of Krasnojarsk district)

Two Boys and a Girl making Music by Jan Molenaer
3850847 Two Boys and a Girl making Music by Jan Molenaer by Molenaer, Jan Miense (1610-68); (add.info.: Two Boys and a Girl making Music by Jan Molenaer, 1629. Oil on canvas, 68.3 x 84.5 cm)

The triangle player. Painting by Georges De La Tour (1593-1652), 17th century
JLJ4686790 The triangle player. Painting by Georges De La Tour (1593-1652), 17th century. Private collection. by Tour, Georges de la (1593-1652); Private Collection; (add.info.: The triangle player)

Sorcerer pulling cards to a girl of Ischia or fortune teller
JLJ4687954 Sorcerer pulling cards to a girl of Ischia or fortune teller. Painting by Claude Bonnefond (1796-1860), 1830. Oil on canvas. Compiegne

Persian timbalier and trumpet during the carousel given by King Louis XIV (1639-1715
JLJ4648806 Persian timbalier and trumpet during the carousel given by King Louis XIV (1639-1715) Engraving by Francois Chauveau (1613-1676) circa 1662 Private collection by Chauveau

Army Drummers (engraving)
3646690 Army Drummers (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Army Drummers. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg)

Angel Musicians, 1888 (stained glass)
3475637 Angel Musicians, 1888 (stained glass) by Holmes Jewitt, Edward (1849-1929); St Lawrences Church, Crosby Ravensworth, Cumbria

Candombe, (oil on board)
652252 Candombe, (oil on board) by Figari, Pedro (1861-1938); 39x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Candombe. Pedro Figari (1861-1938). Oil on board

Burmese band (engraving)
653805 Burmese band (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burmese band. Illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of India by James Grant (c 1896)

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"Percussion: A Rhythm that Transcends Borders and Cultures" From the thunderous drums of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to the mesmerizing beats of Sri Lanka's Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players, it has always been a universal language. In the heart of Hull Sailors Orphanage, young boys found solace in their Boys Band, creating harmonies with their drumsticks that echoed through the corridors. Meanwhile, Persian musicians enchanted audiences with their intricate rhythms, transporting listeners to distant lands. A London Trade Card by William Bull showcased an array of musical instruments including percussion, highlighting its significance in every ensemble. Even a simple greetings card celebrated jazz drummers who brought life to melodies with their infectious grooves. Across continents, from the prestigious U. S. Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps performing flawlessly to a group of talented Persian musicians captivating crowds - percussion united people like no other art form could. At Hollybrook Cottage Homes in Southampton, another Boys Band emerged as they honed their skills on various percussive instruments under nurturing guidance. The Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis added depth and richness to films while Angola's Marimba Players filled African air with vibrant beats. But perhaps nothing was more awe-inspiring than witnessing Devil Dancers in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) unleashing powerful rhythms that seemed almost supernatural - a testament to how deeply rooted percussion is within cultural traditions worldwide. Percussion transcends boundaries; it connects souls across time and space. Its pulsating energy speaks volumes without uttering a single word – reminding us all that music truly is an international language understood by hearts around the globe.