Drum Collection (page 4)

Savoyard puppeteer performing with fife and drum
Savoyard boy with fife and drum makes his puppets dance in time to the music by moving his knees. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817

Skeleton of Death beating a drum for a newly married couple. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein, Coxhead, London, 1816

Perch, shi drum and seabass
Perch, Perca fluviatilis, shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa, and seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Miss Coignet after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard

Military musical instruments: trumpet, horn, fife, kettle drum, side drum. Instruments of military musick. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of

Berber musicians of the Bey of Tunis and comedians, 1828
Costumes of the Berber musicians of the Bey of Tunis, and comedians or Saitari, Tunisia, 1828. Musicans playing tabi drums, cymbals, Taghanimt flute and nafir horn

Two Mahungo women dancing the semba to music from a drum carved from a log in Angola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jean-Baptiste Douville from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Funeral wake among the Luanda people of Angola. Mourners wail as visitors arrive to view the corpse in a hut, the women wearing fragrant leaves on their heads

Women dancing to drum and pipe music in a
Women dancing the heiva or hula dance to drum and pipe music in a house on Raiatea island, Society Islands. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Human sacrifice in a sacred marae, Tahiti
Human sacrifice in a sacred marae (Morai) or cemetery, Tahiti. Drummers at left, a hog-tied victim and two grave diggers digging a grave before a pile of human skulls and quivers of arrows

Plow, vase, money and musical instruments of the Kingdom of Siam, Thailand. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Antoni Carboni from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Indian musicians with musical instruments. Man playing bell and conch shell, sankh and ghanta, bansi flutist, surmandal player, dholak drummer, kartal cymbalist, dhak drummer, and jagajhampa drummer

Musicians and knights in armour at a medieval tournament. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Chinese monks in front of a pagoda. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Ancient Chinese weapons and standards, including banner 3, 7, flag 33, pennant 9, musket 3, cannon 2, tent 36, drum 33 and gong 5

Musical instruments of the Aztecs, including types of sacred drums (vertical Huehuetl and horizontal Teponaztli) and percussion instruments (Ajacaxtli rattle)

Iroquois women dancing to music played by men on drums and percussion. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Fr. Setti from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

The king of the Ashanti welcoming an English mission
The King of the Ashanti (Ghana) welcoming an English mission led by Thomas Bowdich in 1817. Reception feast with dancers, drummers, horns, parasols and flags, the king seated on a gold stool

Warriors of the Kongo with weapons and battle instruments (bow, arrow, drum and percussion instrument). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Weapons and musical instruments of the Gold Coast natives
Weapons, musical instruments and gold accessories of the natives of the Gold Coast (Ghana), Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Mandingo dancers dancing a cullunjee
Mandingo women dancing a cullunjee. They wear tall feather hats, painted faces, and grass skirts, and beat time with drums and wooden castanets

Chinese mountebank riding a boat on land, Qing Dynasty
Chinese mountebank riding a boat on land accompanied by a musician playing a recorder, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese musical instruments, Qing Dynasty: iron Hien-pan 1, bronze vase 2, drum, wooden percussion instrument in the shape of a fish 4, and Bong-gui 5

Black Prince in Spain during the Spanish Campaign, presenting his banner to Sir John Chandos. circa 1367

The Douglas Room, Stirling Castle, Stirling, Scotland, with a display of helmets and drums. Date: circa 1905

Music cover, Les Chats Quadrille, The Cats Quadrille for piano, composed by C Redler. 19th century

The Reds of the Midi, An Episode of the French Revolution
Poster, The Reds of the Midi, An Episode of the French Revolution, Felix Gras, published by William Heinemann, London

Sabu in The Drum. Sabu (1924-1963) child star of British films of the late 1930s, mostly in adventure films produced by Alexandra Korda. Born in India. Relocated to Hollywood in the 1940s. Date: 1938

Calling out the reserves, boys parade in Whitehall, WW1
Calling out the reserves, boys parading in Whitehall, London (Biscuit Tin Band), 5 August 1914, at the start of the First World War. 1914

America - Burgoyne Surrenders At Saratoga
The Surrender Of British Lieutenant General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York 1777

Interior of Meoken - Do Pagoda, Japan
The interior of the Meoken - Do Pagoda located in Nagasaki, Japan. Pagodas were originally used as reliquaries (a container for relics) and are typically used by Buddhists

Tatler cover Party Time 1961
Front cover of The Tatler from December 1961 featuring a woman utterly absorbed in playing the drums. Date: 1961

Musician with large drum, Tahiti, French Polynesia. He is wearing traditional native costume, while the drum is a modern French military instrument. Date: 1922

Drummers of the King of Buntuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Drummers of the King of Buntuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa. Each chief had his own drum call or motto. 1922

Musicians of Bornu, Yola Province, Nigeria, West Africa
Musicians of Bornu, Yola Province, northern Nigeria, West Africa. One blows a trumpet while the other accompanies him on a drum. 1922

Feast day near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, South America -- indigenous people in large feathered headdresses, carrying large drums. Date: 1922

The Sale of the Royal Windsor Castle Menagerie 1884

Canadian regiment with its colours, WW1
Canadian regiment with its colours during the First World War. 1914-1918

Cover design, Christmas cards, Whirligig of Time
Cover design by Robert Dudley, Christmas cards, The Whirligig of Time. (1 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Music cover, The Wedding of Punch and Judy by Joseph Engleman. 1936

Prince of Wales visit to India in 1876 - Indian Jugglers. 1876

Cats playing musical instruments on a Christmas postcard -- Merry Musicians, The Nursery Series. Date: circa 1890s

Kittens with a drum on a birthday postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus with tree and balloons on a Christmas postcard
Santa Claus with tree, drum and balloons on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Military band of cats on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Birthday card, Hope your birthdays a Smash Hit! 20th century

Music cover, Les Rats Quadrilles, The Rats, composed by G Redler. 1843

Music cover, Les Chats Quadrilles, The Cats, composed by G Redler. 1843

John Twemlow of Northwich. 1800

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