Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haife shi a Saint-Étienne kuma ya yi karatu a ƙarƙashin mahaifinsa Clément Montagny da ƙarƙashin Cartellier. Ya samar da tsabar kudi da lambobin yabo da yawa a tagulla, jan ƙarfe da tin a kan manyan abubuwan da suka faru a tarihin Faransa daga 1800 zuwa 1850, kamar ƙaddamar da Jigon Yuli a 1840, tare da mafi yawan aikinsa na zane-zane da suka danganci
Juyin Juya Halin 1848 Ya mutu a Belleville.