Becu. Lucien. 27 ans, né à la Conté d'Abigny (Pas-de-Calais). Garçon de café. Pas de motif. 22/2/94. by Alphonse Bertillon

Becu. Lucien. 27 ans, né à la Conté d'Abigny (Pas-de-Calais). Garçon de café. Pas de motif. 22/2/94. 1894

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photography, gelatin-silver-print

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portrait

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social-realism

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photography

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historical photography

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gelatin-silver-print

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19th century

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men

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human subject photo

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realism

Alphonse Bertillon's "Becu. Lucien. 27 ans, né à la Conté d'Abigny (Pas-de-Calais). Garçon de café. Pas de motif. 22/2/94." is a portrait photograph from 1894. It is part of Bertillon's extensive photographic archive of criminals, known as the "Bertillon System", which used mugshots and anthropometric measurements to identify individuals. The photograph depicts Lucien Becu, a 27-year-old café worker from Abigny, Pas-de-Calais. Bertillon's system was a revolutionary development in criminal identification, paving the way for modern fingerprint and DNA analysis. The portrait is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City.

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