An antique oil on canvas painting depicting a mother stoking a fire and nursing a baby in an interior, after the original painting by Louis Henri Deschamps, French, 1846 to 1902. Illegibly signed lower left. Unframed. Circa the early 20th century. Note: Louis Henri Deschamps was a French painter who enjoyed academic and commercial success, exhibiting at the Paris Salon, from 1872, firstly his historical genre and then scenes of rustic life. He also painted in watercolor and pastel, subjects, which included portraits, religious scenes, historical genre and paintings illustrating social and human themes such as poor peasants, abandoned babies and seduced young girls often using young natural peasant girls as his models and inspiration. Antique European Fine Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.