Pierre Hébert

For the Canadian animator, see Pierre Hébert (animator).

Pierre Hébert (Villabé, 1804 – Paris, 1869) was a French sculptor. His son, Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert (1828–1893) and his daughter Hélène Bertaux were also sculptors.

River of life (1855), sculpted decoration of the Cour Carrée in the Louvre

Amazon preparing for the battle (Queen Antiope or Armed Venus) (1860), National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Selected works

• Boy playing with a tortoise (Enfant jouant avec une tortue), 1849, Louvre
• River of life (Fleuve de la vie), 1855, West facade of the Cour Carrée in the Louvre
• St. Genevieve, ca. 1860–1865, facade of the church Saint-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris
• Marshal Ney, before 1869, façade of the Louvre facing the Rivoli Street

External links

• Hébert search results - Art and Architecture website
• Amazon Preparing for Battle - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.