He was born in Le Mans, in Sarthe, on 16 January 1847, and was adopted by the painter Charles Suan.
[1] He lived during a certain period in Montmartre, and died in Le Mans on 11 December 1925.
He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris, and was a pupil of François Jouffroy.
He realized medaillons and statuettes, in plaster, marble or bronze.
He exhibited at the Salon, as early as 1872, and until 1909, and became a member of the Société des Artistes Français.