A FRENCH MARBLE BUST, POSSIBLY PATRICE DE MAC-MAHON, DUC DE MAGENTA

Marshal Patrice de Mac-Mahon, 1st Duke of Magenta (1808-1893), was a French general and politician with the distinction Marshal of France. He served as Chief of State of France from 1873 to 1875 and as the first president of the Third Republic, from 1875 to 1879.