Nils Forsberg (17 December 1842 – 8 November 1934) was a Swedish painter who lived and worked in Paris for much of his career.

[6] The siege of Paris, during which he enlisted in the Ambulance Department, afforded him opportunities for studying and sketching the scenes that he observed.

[3] This work, which typifies Forsberg's commitment to social reform, shows the influence of the French Realists in its depiction of child labor.

[8] The culmination of his ambition to renew traditional history painting with a vigorous contemporary realism, it took him several years to complete, and was inspired by his experiences during the Franco-Prussian War.

[8] Several of his works, including the 1900 painting Gustaf II Adolf before Battle of Lützen,[9] are held by the Gothenburg Museum of Art.