Portretten van Coché en Pouly, twee criminelen, en een sjaal before 1890

This anonymous artwork, *Portretten van Coché en Pouly, twee criminelen, en een sjaal,* created before 1890, depicts two criminals, Coché and Pouly, and a patterned neckerchief. The images are cropped from a larger publication, likely a police chronicle, suggesting a connection to the men’s crimes. The men are presented in a simple format, with their faces and upper torso cropped against a plain background. This format was typical of police mugshots used for identification purposes, highlighting the connection of the work to the criminal justice system.