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On My Way to Join My Regiment in Egypt (engraving)
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On My Way to Join My Regiment in Egypt (engraving)
1061127 On My Way to Join My Regiment in Egypt (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On My Way to Join My Regiment in Egypt, Catastrophes which happened to an Officer recalled from leave in Kashmir during the Monsoon Rains. Illustration for The Graphic, 14 October 1882.); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection
Media ID 23059942
© Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection / Bridgeman Images
Anglo Egyptian War Arriving Booze Bottle Bottled Bottles Bottling Breaks Clearing Cook Declares Dinner Dozy Drank Drowsy Encounter Find Happened Join Kashmir Landslip Leave Regiment Sleepiness Somnolence Start Supplies Tired Tired Out Tiredness Tiring Wade Weariness Weary Whiskey Whisky Catastrophes Leaks Recalled
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On My Way to Join My Regiment in Egypt
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captures a comical yet relatable moment in the life of an officer during the Anglo-Egyptian War. In this engraving by Sydney Prior Hall, we witness the misadventures of an exhausted and rain-soaked officer returning from leave in Kashmir. As he arrives at a staging bungalow, weary and drenched, our protagonist encounters one catastrophe after another. The monsoon rains have wreaked havoc on his journey, causing landslips and leaks everywhere he turns. Determined to procure some much-needed dinner supplies, he declares war on his own weariness and sets off on a mission. But it is not just food that our tired officer seeks; hidden within the chaos lies something more potent - whiskey! Bottles of this precious elixir become his beacon of hope amidst the downpour. With each encounter along the way, whether it be with a cook or even his wife's dandy wading through water with bottles in hand, there is an air of humor as they all share in their quest for that much-desired drink. Through Hall's skilled artistry, we are reminded of the universal human desire for respite from exhaustion - whether it be through sleepiness or indulging in spirits. This print serves as both a humorous anecdote and a testament to the resilience required by those serving their country far from home.
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