Alphonse Bertillon, Assassinat de la dame veuve Frétoy, 65 ans, par le nommé Fournier, Georges
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Alphonse Bertillon

Assassinat de la dame veuve Frétoy, 65 ans, par le nommé Fournier, Georges

May 18, 1896

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
16.9 × 22.6 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-411431

View of the crime scene for the murder of the widow Frétoy by her stepson or son-in-law, Georges Fournier. The deceased woman is lying on the ground on her stomach. Her hands appear to be bound behind her back and a cloth is tied around her head. There is a large table in the room and the walls are decorated with china and a fan.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • May 18, 1896 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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