A French bronze bust of Prosper-Parfait Goubaux ( 1795-1859 ) , author and plyright. Head of the collège Chaptal in Paris. The sculpture is made and signed G.J Thomas ( Gabriel-Jules Thomas 1824-1905 ) dated 1857. The sculpture is signed by the foundry  Fod Eck et Durand ( Eck et Durand ) H 25,5 x 15,5 cm