The Poor Man's day in London: the Prince [ George] and Princess of Wales driving through Fulham to the King's Dinner. 1902. Original ink drawing. Signed. Pike, William Henry ("Oliver Paque"; (1846-1908); after Frank Gillett,(1874 - 1927); Drawing

Ink on board. Signed annotated and dated. 26 x 36.2 cm.Intended as an illustration for The Daily Graphic. Caption for the illustration as published is attached.Dinner for the poor in celebration of the coronation of King Edward VII, London, 1902. Food was provided for half a million of London's poor for the occasion. .DKing Edward VII and Queen Alexandra's coronation took place on this day in 1902. The thrones made specially for the occasion were commissioned from a French firm, in a striking departure from British .In 1902, the Prince of Wales was Prince George, and his wife, the Princess of Wales, was Mary of Teck. They held these titles because their father, King Edward VII, was on the throne, with George being his heir apparent and Mary his wife. Oliver Paque was the pseudonym for William Henry Pike (1846?1908), a British artist who was a regular illustrator for the Daily Graphic and The Sketch during the peak of black and white illustration, and who also exhibited at the R.B.A, R.I, R.A, and other galleries. Pike is known for his work in both oil and watercolour, often depicting West Country landscapes, as well as scenes from his travels in Venice and subjects like the Boer War.