Lot 101: John Evan Hodgson (British, 1831-1895) 'An Eastern question'

'An Eastern question'
signed and dated 'J E Hodgson 1878' (lower right)
oil on canvas
79 x 122cm (31 1/8 x 48 1/16in).

EXHIBITED:
London, Royal Academy 1878, no. 97

LITERATURE:
Henry Blackburn, Academy Notes, (London, 1878), p. 16

"Sailors ashore enjoying a chibouque with some Easterns; amicably settling the question of the day. This is Mr. Hodgson's best work; interesting as a study of costume and character." (Blackburn 1878)