Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akaberekerwa muSaint-Étienne uye akadzidza kuna baba vake Clément Montagny uye kuna Cartellier. Akagadzira mari nemenduru dzakawanda dzendarira, mhangura netini pazviitiko zvikuru munhoroondo yeFrance kubva muna 1800 kusvika muna 1850, sekuvhurwa kweJuly Column muna 1840, nekugadzirwa kwake kwakanyanya kuve mifananidzo ine chekuita ne
Shanduko ya1848. Akafira muBelleville.