Pennelier. Casimir. Arthur. 36 ans, né à Billeuse (Somme). Clerc d'huissier. Anarchiste. 16/3/94. 1894

This photographic portrait, "Pennelier. Casimir. Arthur. 36 ans, né à Billeuse (Somme). Clerc d'huissier. Anarchiste. 16/3/94.", is part of a series of mugshots created by Alphonse Bertillon in 1894. Bertillon, a French criminologist, developed the Bertillon System, an early form of criminal identification using anthropometric measurements and photographs. The portrait shows a man with a beard, likely a criminal, captured in the act of being documented for the purpose of identification. This iconic series exemplifies the birth of criminal photography, with its emphasis on detail and documentation.