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'My Gymkhana Chuprassi saying his prayers', no date

Watercolour sketch by Lieutenant John Frederick Irwin, no date.

A 'chaprassie' was an official messenger.

From a disbound album by Lieutenant John Frederick Irwin, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment, relating to his military life, including his time at Royal Military College Sandhurst and his service in the 2nd Afghan War (1978-1880).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1997-11-107-40

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1997-11-107-40