A South London Offering: The Mayoress of Southwark presenting a bouquet to the Queen [ Alexandra] in the Borough Road. Original ink drawing. Signed. Pike, William Henry ("Oliver Paque"; (1846-1908); after Frank Gillett,(1874 - 1927); Drawing

Ink on board. Signed annotated and dated. 28 x 38.5 cm.Intended as an illustration for The Daily Graphic. Caption for the illustration as published is attached.Reproduced on a Tuck postcard,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.