Bagpiper Collection

How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator
How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Playing the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers out of their trenches at the Battle of Loos in the midst of the gas attack

The Gordon Highlanders. How Piper Findlater won the V. C. at Dargai, 1897, (1939)
The Gordon Highlanders. How Piper Findlater won the V.C. at Dargai, 1897, (1939). The Storming of the Dargai Heights by the 1st Gordon Highlanders and the Gurkhas, 1897

The Peasant Dance, 1568-1569. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Peasant Dance, 1568-1569. The opening of a kermesse (village fair), with a traditional dance performed by two couples. From the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore playing at Oban Live in Scotland
Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore playing at Oban Live 2016. This was held at Oban, in Argyll & Bute in Scotland

Scottish Types - Scottish Dancing, Clan Gordon. 19th century

The Pipes Of Lucknow (colour litho)
3651564 The Pipes Of Lucknow (colour litho) by Rainey, William (1852-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pipes Of Lucknow)

The Bagpiper, 1514. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Bagpiper, 1514

The Campbells are Coming! Brave Pipers Playing Highland Regiments to Victory, 1917
" The Campbells are Coming!" Brave Pipers Playing Highland Regiments to Victory, 1917. The tune of the The Campbells Are Coming was played by pipers at the Battle of Delville Wood

Bagpiper in Glen Coe, Highlands of Scotland
Bagpiper in Macdonald tartan, playing in Glen Coe, Highlands of Scotland. Date: 1959

Picture series musical instruments, bagpipes from Scotland, Liebig picture
7277916 Picture series musical instruments, bagpipes from Scotland, Liebig picture; Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture series musical instruments, bagpipes from Scotland, Liebig picture)

The devil's bagpipes, German caricature on the guilty pleasure of monks, woodcut, around 1525
UIG5414732 The devil's bagpipes, German caricature on the guilty pleasure of monks, woodcut, around 1525; UIG.

Gathering of the Celtic Society, Glasgow (engraving)
8676486 Gathering of the Celtic Society, Glasgow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gathering of the Celtic Society, Glasgow, Scotland)

Banquet of the Highland Society, Edinburgh (engraving)
8676435 Banquet of the Highland Society, Edinburgh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banquet of the Highland Society, Bonnington Park, Edinburgh)

Shepherd guarding his flock at night. Under his arm are his bagpipes. He has two dogs with spiked protective collars to
532674 Shepherd guarding his flock at night. Under his arm are his bagpipes. He has two dogs with spiked protective collars to help him guard his animals

Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli. Lithography for the book
FLO4634929 Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

A party in Auvergne: villagers from the Cantal dancing to the sound of the bagpipes (cabrette)
PCT4271864 A party in Auvergne: villagers from the Cantal dancing to the sound of the bagpipes (cabrette). Engraving from "La France Illustree" by V.A

Player of Zampogna in the Apennines in Italy Painting by Eugene Lagier (1817-1892) 1870 Mandatory mention
JEB4900957 Player of Zampogna in the Apennines in Italy Painting by Eugene Lagier (1817-1892) 1870 Mandatory mention: Collection foundation regards of Provence

Illustration of Edouard Carrier in Le Pelerin, 18/09/04 - The proclamation of peace by the archidruid at the Panceltic
ICA4855614 Illustration of Edouard Carrier in Le Pelerin, 18/09/04 - The proclamation of peace by the archidruid at the Panceltic Congress - Music, Religion Faith, Harp, Celts

Portrait of two Scotchmen in traditional attire. One of them is doing the sword dance accompanied by bagpipes
3561381 Portrait of two Scotchmen in traditional attire. One of them is doing the sword dance accompanied by bagpipes, 1860 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: 1860-1880 ca)

A Cornemuse, Calabrian Bagpipe and Musette, 1888
1578349 A Cornemuse, Calabrian Bagpipe and Musette, 1888; (add.info.: Cornemuse, Calabrian Bagpipe (Zampogna) and Musette

Musical instruments: Bagpipes (colour litho)
8642456 Musical instruments: Bagpipes (colour litho) by Gibb, William (1839-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bagpipes)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669871 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Exhibition of Heads for 1851, c.1851 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7485258 Exhibition of Heads for 1851, c.1851 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Burgess, Robert Smart (1815-1877); 26x32 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

A piper (bagpiper) player in the streets of a scottish village Engraving from "The peoples of the earth" by
ELD4842052 A piper (bagpiper) player in the streets of a scottish village Engraving from "The peoples of the earth" by Charles Delon

Scottish Pipers, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho)
STC403983 Scottish Pipers, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho) by Bone

Pipers of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) marching out from the Tower of London (b/w photo)
8664047 Pipers of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) marching out from the Tower of London (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the bagpipes and the other plays the twisted trumpet
BEN5463659 Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the bagpipes and the other plays the twisted trumpet. Bas relief (Bas-relief) made by Agostino di Duccio, around 1450

Scottish regiment of soldiers parading in kilts playing bagpipes, 1914-1918 (b/w photo)
PCT5618227 Scottish regiment of soldiers parading in kilts playing bagpipes, 1914-1918 (b/w photo); (add.info.: First World War 1914 - 1918 (14-18)

Sick patients suffering from the "Saint Guy dance" performing a pilgrimage near Luxembourg for treatment
NWI4953432 Sick patients suffering from the "Saint Guy dance" performing a pilgrimage near Luxembourg for treatment. They are escorted by bagpipes. 16th century

Scottish Pipe Player.in " The Peoples of the Earth"" 1890
JAB5037205 Scottish Pipe Player.in " The Peoples of the Earth"" 1890.; (add.info.: Scottish Pipe Player.in " The Peoples of the Earth"" 1890)

First World War: France, Humorous map showing the two Austrian and German emperors in pig on a dance imposed by
LUX4736554 First World War: France, Humorous map showing the two Austrian and German emperors in pig on a dance imposed by the allies and nicknamed "the last tango"

Chateau de Puivert (Aude, Pays Cathare, Pyrenees Audoises) key and sculptures, 1848 (lithograph)
PCT4266250 Chateau de Puivert (Aude, Pays Cathare, Pyrenees Audoises) key and sculptures, 1848 (lithograph); (add.info.: Chateau de Puivert (Aude, Pays Cathare)

Letter E: Italian Renaissance, Scottish, Hermitage, Eglantines, Equerre. Alphabet illustrates a character in
DUV4198377 Letter E: Italian Renaissance, Scottish, Hermitage, Eglantines, Equerre. Alphabet illustrates a character in traditional costume, a famous monument, a plant and an object or an insect

Scottish, hermitage, sweet briar and a square (chromolitho)
8677373 Scottish, hermitage, sweet briar and a square (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: E for Ecossais (Scottish), ermitage (hermitage)

Group of German musicians. Mid 16th century (engraving)
528000 Group of German musicians. Mid 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Man on left is holding a hurdy-gurdy, also known as the peasant lyre. Man in the center is playing bagpipes)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Scotland (colour litho)
8646589 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Scotland (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotland)

The Adoration of the Shepherds, c1920 (stained glass)
8714192 The Adoration of the Shepherds, c1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany. Nativity scene)

Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho)
8644722 Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho) by Mayer, Henry (1868-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ting-a-Ling distinguishes Herself in the Highlands)

a young woman asleep under a tree in the countryside, near a lake or river, her tender lover contemplates her
PCT4279599 a young woman asleep under a tree in the countryside, near a lake or river, her tender lover contemplates her. Illustration for the song " Sleep

The madman. Death plays a bagpipe and performs a dance while lifting the madman's green dress to expose his limbs
FLO4675825 The madman. Death plays a bagpipe and performs a dance while lifting the madman's green dress to expose his limbs

Out of the line, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404024 Out of the line, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from Jacopo Sannazaro's poem Arcadia (colour litho)
8626249 Scene from Jacopo Sannazaro's poem Arcadia (colour litho) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The life of shepherds)

Shepherds with their flocks and dogs. Figure on left is holding bagpipes and, as well as crooks for handling the sheep
532670 Shepherds with their flocks and dogs. Figure on left is holding bagpipes and, as well as crooks for handling the sheep, there are woodwind instruments on the ground

Adoration of the Shepherds' (oil on wood)
534600 Adoration of the Shepherds' (oil on wood); (add.info.: triptych attributed to Flemish artist Cornelis Englebrechtsen (Engelberts 1468-1533)

Charles The Bold (1433-77) Duke of Burgundy from 1467, enthroned and surrounded by his nobles and counsellors
533664 Charles The Bold (1433-77) Duke of Burgundy from 1467, enthroned and surrounded by his nobles and counsellors. 15th century (chromolithograph from a miniature); (add.info)

The end of the year, from the episode "The Farmer's Festival or The Twelve Months", 1546-1547. Private Collection

Two musicians and a woman. Creator: Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550)
Two musicians and a woman. Private Collection

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

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"The Resounding Legacy of Bagpipers: From Heroic Victories to Cultural Celebrations" Bagpipes have long been an emblem of Scottish heritage, resonating with tales of bravery and triumph. The Gordon Highlanders etched their name in history as Piper Findlater emerged victorious, earning the esteemed Victoria Cross at Dargai in 1897. A similar tale unfolded on September 25, 1915 when Piper Laidlaw's unwavering courage led him to claim the Victoria Cross as well. In Scotland, bagpipes continue to captivate audiences through the skillful hands of musicians like Martin Gillespie of Skerryvore, enchanting crowds at Oban Live with melodies that echo through time. The vibrant lithograph "The Pipes Of Lucknow" transports us back to a bygone era where bagpipes stirred emotions during historic events. Not limited to battlefields or grand occasions, bagpipers also enlivened everyday life. Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece "The Peasant Dance" showcases a lively gathering where a spirited piper sets feet tapping and hearts racing. Clan Gordon proudly displays their Scottish dancing prowess in "Scottish Types - Scottish Dancing, " evoking images of joyous celebrations steeped in tradition. Artistic depictions further immortalize this iconic instrument; Albrecht Durer's engraving "The Bagpiper" from 1514 captures both the musician's passion and his instrument's allure. Meanwhile, another woodcut titled "The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels" reveals how even celestial beings are moved by its harmonies. During times of war, bagpipers played a pivotal role in boosting morale. In 1917, brave pipers rallied Highland Regiments towards victory amidst chaos and uncertainty – truly exemplifying resilience against all odds. Yet beyond battles and festivities lies the serene beauty found within Scotland's breathtaking landscapes such as Glen Coe.