'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