1. A method ( 300 ) of identifying a person by an acquisition device ( 202 ) adapted to capture the image of the eyelashes ( 102 , 104 ) of the person, the method comprising: (a) placing the person to face the acquisition device; a step ( 304 ) of capturing an image of the eyelashes ( 102 , 104 ) of at least one of the eyes ( 100 ) of the person; a step ( 304 ) of comparing the features of the eyelashes ( 102 , 104 ) of the image thus captured with the corresponding features of eyelash images in a database ( 206 ); and a step ( 306 ) of taking a decision concerning the identity of the person from the result of the said comparison step.