Solier. Auguste. 18 ans, né le 3/3/75 à Cemery-la-Ville. Dessinateur. Anarchiste. 12/1/94. 1894

Alphonse Bertillon's "Solier. Auguste. 18 ans, né le 3/3/75 à Cemery-la-Ville. Dessinateur. Anarchiste. 12/1/94." is a photographic portrait from his famous series of mugshots taken from 1882-1914 in France. Bertillon, a police official and pioneer of criminal identification, developed a system of anthropometry, a method using bodily measurements for identification. In this portrait, the subject, Auguste Solier, a self-proclaimed anarchist and draftsman, is portrayed in a frontal pose with a neutral expression, typical of Bertillon's photographic practice. The inscription on the image provides detailed information about Solier, including his age, birthdate, profession, and political affiliation, all of which would be used for identification purposes.