309. Ochart. Alphonse. 37 ans, né le 24/1/56 à Asbruch (Nord). Fabricant de chaussures. Anarchiste. 22/1/94. 1894

"309. Ochart. Alphonse. 37 ans, né le 24/1/56 à Asbruch (Nord). Fabricant de chaussures. Anarchiste. 22/1/94." is a photographic portrait of Alphonse Ochart, a French shoemaker and anarchist. It is one of a series of mugshots taken by Alphonse Bertillon in 1894 as part of his groundbreaking system of criminal identification. Bertillon's system, known as anthropometry, measured various physical attributes of individuals to create a unique profile. The Bertillon system became widely used by law enforcement agencies around the world, and its influence can be seen in modern fingerprint and DNA databases. This portrait, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, offers a glimpse into the history of criminal identification and the work of Alphonse Bertillon.