Hebe
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Hebe” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
In Greek mythology, Hebe was the cupbearer for the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus where they resided. So she is usually, as here, shown with a cup in her hand. Here she also holds a wine vessel in her left hand. This white marble statue is French, and is a work after Jacques-François-Joseph Saly (1717-76). In fact it is a reproduction of a statue commissioned by Mme de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV, for the Chateau de Bellevue, built for her in 1750. The model for this statue was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1753 and the statue was much copied in the second half of the eighteenth century.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1132-1882
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
