Landschoot. Edouard. 27 ans, né le 6/8/67 à Paris. Bijoutier. Anarchiste. 2/7/94.
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.) each
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.375.234
Tags
Art Historical Context
This poignant photograph, titled *Landschoot. Edouard. 27 ans, né le 6/867 à Paris. Bijoutier. Anarch. 2/7/94*, captures a 27-year-old Parisian jeweler and self-identified anarchist named Edouardchoot. Created by Alphonse Bert in 1894, it exemplifies the French pioneer's revolutionary bertillonnage system—a forensic photography technique that standardized criminal portraits with precise measurements, full-face, and profile views to aid identification. At just 10.5 x 7 cm, this albumen silver print from a glass negative reveals Bertillon's meticulous approach, blending science and artistry in a...
About the Artist
Alphonse Bertillon · 1853–1914
Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) was a pioneering French photographer whose work revolutionized forensic documentation, transforming police identification into a precise visual science. Born in Paris on April 22, 1853, he was the son of medical professor and statistician Louis-Adolphe Bertillon and the younger brother of demographer Jacques Bertillon. Lacking formal higher education after expulsion ...