Large. Etienne, Louis. 20 ans, né le 1/1/74 à Lyon (Rhône). Tapissier. Anarchiste. 9/1/94. 1894

Alphonse Bertillon’s *Large. Etienne, Louis. 20 ans, né le 1/1/74 à Lyon (Rhône). Tapissier. Anarchiste. 9/1/94.* is a photographic portrait from the French Anthropometric Identification System, a system of mugshots developed by Bertillon to identify criminals. This black and white photograph depicts the subject in a frontal pose, with the top of the head and shoulders visible, and the subject is wearing a jacket and a vest. The image was taken in 1894. Bertillon’s system, using precise measurements of the body, was adopted worldwide and helped to establish the practice of mugshots in criminal justice. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns a number of these mugshots.