Richard Doyle (British, 1824-1883)A jubilant processionbears signature and dated 'RDoyle/1884' (lower right)watercolour and pen and ink23x 35.3cm(9 1/16x 13 7/8in).For further information on this lot please visit theArtist or Maker: Richard Doyle (British, 1824-1883)Provenance: ProvenanceWith The Nicholson Gallery, London.The collection of Sir Eric Campbell Geddes GCB GBE PC (1875-1937).Thence by direct descent to the present owners.Sir Eric Campbell Geddes GCB GBE PC ((1875-1937), who previously owned both Doyles offered in this sale, was a noted businessman and politician. Having worked for railwaypanies in the US and India, he rose to the rank of Deputy General Manager of the North Eastern Railway, leaving the post in 1915. It was Geddes' work during the First World War for which he is best noted, as he initially oversaw massive improvements in the output of firearms and munitions whilst in the position of Deputy Director General of Munitions Supply. Having been invited toment on the railway system at the European Front in 1916, Geddes so impressed Sir Douglas Haig,mander of the British Expeditionary Force, that he was given the military rank of Major General with the job title of Director General of Military Railways and Inspector-General of Transportation. In 1917 he then found himself in charge of British building with the naval rank of Vice-Admiral and title of Controller, before, later in 1917, bing a Conservative MP for Cambridge with the rank of First Lord of the Admiralty. Geddes' impact on the war effort was huge; he streamlined the production of vital arms and munitions; made sure that they could be transported to where needed most; and, finally, helped rebuild British naval power which was suffering due to the German U-boat.