This illustrated postcard, captioned in German and French, shows Captain Alfred Dreyfus (1859–1935) before the court martial in Rennes, where his retrial was held. Although the trial ended with Dreyfus's renewed conviction, he was pardoned by the French president, Emile Loubet (1838–1929).
Dreyfus vor dem Kriegsgericht zu Rennes: le conseil de guerre à Rennes 1899 (Dreyfus before the court martial in Rennes), black and white illustrated postcard, 9 x 14 cm, 1899, artist unknown; source: Xavier Granoux: L'Affaire Dreyfus: catalogue descriptif des cartes postales illustrées françaises et étrangères parues depuis 1894, Paris 1903, S. 94, digital version: Ville de Paris / BHVP / Roger-Viollet, Signatur CPA-1090-(001-002), http://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0001481994/v0001.simple.selectedTab=record, public domain.