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

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  • 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

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