Tournadre. Jacques (ou Eugène). 32 ans, né à Marchal (Cantal). Journaliste. Anarchiste. 3/3/94 1894

Alphonse Bertillon created this albumen print of Jacques Tournadre, a 32-year-old French journalist and anarchist, in 1894. Bertillon was a pioneer of forensic science, developing a system of anthropometry to identify criminals, what he termed "speaking portraits." This mugshot exemplifies the late 19th-century French obsession with social order amid rising anxieties about anarchism and political instability. In a time defined by rapid industrialization, urbanization, and class conflict, anarchism emerged as a potent challenge to state power. Bertillon's identification methods served the institutional goals of the French police. The photograph objectifies Tournadre by reducing him to a set of measurable characteristics. This is a visual manifestation of the state's power to surveil and categorize individuals deemed dangerous. Historians examine police archives and period newspapers to reconstruct the social and political context of such images. By understanding the history of institutions and the politics of imagery, we can better understand the complex relationship between art, power, and social control.