Ernest Hébert
(1817–1908) fransk målare
Ernest Hébert (France, 1817–1908) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Ernest Hébert belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Ernest Hébert was born in Grenoble and died in La Tronche. Ernest Hébert trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. The teachers included Benjamin de Rolland, David d'Angers, and Paul Delaroche. Ernest Hébert worked in France. Wikidata associates Ernest Hébert with Symbolism. Ernest Hébert became a member of Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome. The students included Edouard Frederic Wilhelm Richter, Francine Charderon, Eugène Louis Pirodon, and Gaston Thys.
The best-known works include ‘Amélie Hébert, mother of the artist’, ‘Antonietta’, and ‘Self-portrait at 17 when he arrived in Paris’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 33 works by Ernest Hébert with free images. The dated works span the years 1815–1908. Works by Ernest Hébert are held by several collections, among them Musée d’Orsay, musée Hébert, Walters Art Museum, and Musée de Grenoble.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Philippe Rousseau, John Phillip, Ignacio Merino, Alexandre Antigna, and Charles-François Daubigny.