Galop Collection

Champagne Charlie / Music
Cover illustration for the Champagne Charlie Galop by C.H.R. Marriott

Glasgow University
THE UNIVERSITY GALOP Edward and Alexandra are cheered as they leave after opening GLASGOW UNIVERSITY in its fine new building by George Gilbert Scott Date: 1870

Fantasy Animals / Neptune
Hippocampi, beasts who were half horse, half fish, draw Neptunes chariot across the sea

Music cover, The Torpedo Galop, by Charles d Albert, based on music from Edmond Audrans comic opera, Olivette. 1880

Mameluke Galop, Victorian sheet music - Arab warrior on horseback Date: circa 1850

Music cover, The Dover Galop, by J R Willis, with a view of Dover Castle from the sea Date: 19th century

Music cover, The Ratcatcher's Polka, and The Donkey's Galop, by J Harroway, based on the popular song, The Ratcatcher's Daughter. Date: 19th century

Music cover, Grand Galop Militaire, Chatsworth Rifles
Music cover, Grand Galop Militaire, composed by John Lee, dedicated to the Colonel and Officers of the Chatsworth Rifles. circa 1850

Music cover, The Wind-Up Galop by Charles Godfrey. 1867

Music cover, The Cardigan Galop by Carl Hochst, dedicated to Major General The Earl of Cardigan, seen here galloping over a Russian gun emplacement at Balaclava during the Crimean War. 1854

Music cover, Tandem Galop by Henry Farmer, drawn by Alfred Concanen. circa 1880

Music cover, The Fox Hunt Galop, by James Gleadow
Music cover, The Fox Hunt Galop, composed by James Gleadow. 19th century

Emanuel Lepeintre Jr. as Galop in Jacquot, 1843
Emanuel Lepeintre Jr. as Galop in Jacquot by Lurieu and Guinot, Theatre des Varietes, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Music cover, Our Diva Galop by Edouard Reyner

The Blondin Galop by W Guernsey
Promotional music sheet for The Blondin Galop by W. Guernsey. Charles Blondin is shown crossing Niagara falls on a tight-rope, the feat which had made him famous in 1859

The After Dark Galop, by Charles Coote Junior
Promotional music sheet for the After Dark Galop of 1868 by Charles Coote Junior, sung by Tommy Dodd. An archetypal Victorian melodrama image of the last-minute rescue of a man tied to a railway

Bells of Islington Galop, by C H R Marriott
Promotional music sheet for Bells of Islington Galop composed by C. H. R. Marriott in 1861. The scene shows the good people of Islington walking together

The Cleopatra Galop by Charles D Albert
Promotional music sheet for The Cleopatra Galop by Charles DAlbert. The Egyptian obelisk, dates from 1468 BC and was given to the British nation in 1819

The Electric Galop by Fred Godfrey
Promotional music sheet for The Electric Galop of 1869 by Fred Godfrey. The image shows Mephistopheles shining an electric light on the Gaiety Theatre, however

The Mephistopheles Galop by John Fitzgerald
Promotional music sheet for The Mephistopheles Galop by John Fitzgerald, as performed in the burlesque Very Little Faust and More Mephistopheles by Francis Burnand

Music cover, Regate-Club Galop, Yacht Regatta, by Pietro Girompini. 19th century

Rail Excursion - Music Sheet - Train travel to the seaside
THE EXCURSION TRAIN GALOP Date: circa 1860

Music cover, The Tramp Galop on Bishops Melodies, by Adrien Victor. circa 1850s

Music cover, Sport Galop bys Vizentini (piano), with yachting, fox hunting and cricketing scenes. circa late 19th century

Two Dance Le Galop
A Romantic couple dance le galop which becomes traditionally the final dance in the ball programme. Date: circa 1845

Jockey Galop / Vignettes
Six jockeys wearing their colours. Date: 19th century

Music cover, The Fire Bell Galop, composed by Charles Blamphin. circa 1860

Music cover, Prince Imperial Galop by Charles Coote Junior
Music cover, Prince Imperial Galop, by Charles Coote Junior. circa late 1860s

Not for Joseph or the Stuyvesant galop - composed by Paul Steinhagen. Music cover. Date c1858 i.e. 1868?

Tam O Shanter Galop, music sheet
Tam O Shanter gallops across the bridge on his horse to escape the witches, on the cover of this music sheet, containing the Tam O Shanter Galop with music by Thomas Browne

Prince of Wales Galop, music sheet
Cover design on a music sheet, containing The Prince of Wales Galop, by Charles d Albert. The Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) himself is depicted, wearing ceremonial uniform

The Stamp Galop features stamps from Western Australia and Bavaria, India, the Papal States and more - evidence of the passion for philately in the Victorian home

Canada / St Lawrence River
St Lawrence River, near Montreal: the Cataragui coming down the Galop Rapids

Mistletoe Galop
MISTLETOE GALOP Christmas revellers dancing under the mistletoe while fiddlers play and a small group blow horns on the snowy street outside

Train crossing a viaduct in the twilight
A train crossing a viaduct in the twilight, on the cover of a music sheet entitled Express Galop by d Albert

Elves / Harum Scarum Galop
An angry-looking hare chases a frightened group of elves: just a typical day in fairyland, really

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