A Life Shaped by Line and Light Born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1812, Jules Hébert grew up in a household where the visual arts were a daily reality. His father, Nicolas-Didier Hébert, worked as an enamel painter, providing a foundation of technical discipline from his earliest years. This early exposure to craftsmanship likely influenced the precision found in his later works. He began his formal training under Jérémie Arlaud and Jea…