Alexandre CHARPENTIER (Paris, 1856 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1909). Maternity ward. Low relief in patinated bronze signed in hollow on the lower right. Top. : 41 cm - Width : 27 cm Based on a plaster bas-relief presented at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1883. The French State commissioned the sculptor to create a marble proof in 1888. This subject, which will make the success of the artist, will also be treated in enamelled stoneware and bronze while preserving its original virtuosity.