Counterfeit Collection

British passport

British passport

An ex-prisoner
5616515 An ex-prisoner; (add.info.: Portrait of an ex-prisoner, Mrs. Meredith, who was charged with counterfeiting. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1876); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Exhibits at the British Museum including the fake Cerveteri Sarcophagus (b/w photo)
8664254 Exhibits at the British Museum including the fake Cerveteri Sarcophagus (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Museum pieces)

Copy of a forged passport with which a Vagabond travelled the length of England
3330166 Copy of a forged passport with which a Vagabond travelled the length of England; (add.info.: Copy of a forged passport with which a Vagabond travelled the length of England)

Chinese False Colours Flag, c.1926 (cotton)
7340523 Chinese False Colours Flag, c.1926 (cotton) by Chinese School (20th century) ; 119.4x106.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Identity card used by Lenin, in the name of worker Konstantin Ivanov, to evade police in 1917 (b/w photo)
PNP380454 Identity card used by Lenin, in the name of worker Konstantin Ivanov, to evade police in 1917 (b/w photo, pen & ink and print) by Russian School (20th century)

Copy drugs for sale in market, Myanmar, (Burma)

The Falsifier Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308534 The Falsifier Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Wine counterfeiter disguised as excursionist caught at the Bavarian border near Kufstein, Germany
7278820 Wine counterfeiter disguised as excursionist caught at the Bavarian border near Kufstein, Germany by Unknown Artist

Forgery of coin adulteration at the time of the Thirty Years'War
7279939 Forgery of coin adulteration at the time of the Thirty Years War by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Henry Fauntleroy, banker hanged for forgery in 1824 (engraving)
7200927 Henry Fauntleroy, banker hanged for forgery in 1824 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Fauntleroy)

Man examining a coin (colour litho)
7150205 Man examining a coin (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man examining a coin, humorous card)

Spoof of Rudyard Kiplings poem, The Vampire (litho)
7200524 Spoof of Rudyard Kiplings poem, The Vampire (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spoof of Rudyard Kiplings poem, The Vampire)

A Cantonese Gentleman; A Cantonese Gentleman; Schroffing Dollars; Reeling Silk, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xxii from the album " illustrations of china and its people

Famous diamonds: Banker Vanlerberghe showing a fake Regent at the beginning of the 19th
XEE4143721 Famous diamonds: Banker Vanlerberghe showing a fake Regent at the beginning of the 19th century. Engraving from 1885 in " Les arts et metiers illustres" by Adolphe BITARD

Police surprise in Paris skiers who sank in their crucible for several million gold
XEE4133956 Police surprise in Paris skiers who sank in their crucible for several million gold and silver coins. Illustration of Damblans. In " Le Pelerin" of February 28, 1926

The Arrest Of Famous French Fraudster Teresa Humbert And Her Family In A Modest Apartment In Madrid (Colour Litho)
2798621 The Arrest Of Famous French Fraudster Teresa Humbert And Her Family In A Modest Apartment In Madrid (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Discovery Of A Counterfeit Coin Factory In Rome, Police Officers, Transvestites, Struggling With... (colour litho)
2798492 Discovery Of A Counterfeit Coin Factory In Rome, Police Officers, Transvestites, Struggling With... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Indignation. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101410 Indignation. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Denis-Valverane, Louis (1870-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indignation)

L Plate au beurre, number 447, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_10_23: Science
ICA4914944 L Plate au beurre, number 447, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_10_23: Science, Counterfacons - Illustration by J Gris (1887-1927) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); (add.info.: L Plate au beurre)

Machine of Louis-Joseph (Louis Joseph) Deleuil (1795-1862
XEE4153002 Machine of Louis-Joseph (Louis Joseph) Deleuil (1795-1862) for the verification of gold coins by Unknown Artist

Warning of counterfeit H & O Wills tobacco (colour litho)
6032211 Warning of counterfeit H & O Wills tobacco (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The counterfeiters (song 30 from Hell, in the Divine Comedy) - miniature 14th century
LRI4636801 The counterfeiters (song 30 from Hell, in the Divine Comedy) - miniature 14th century by Italian School, (14th century); Girolamini Library, Naples, Campania

The Counterfeiters, 1843. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
The Counterfeiters, 1843

Terracotta bust of a young man, c1860s, (1881). Creator: William H Jobbins
Terracotta bust of a young man, c1860s, (1881). Etching of a portrait bust made c1850-1868 in Florence by Giovanni Bastianini

Silver gilt book cover, (1881). Creator: W Jones
Silver gilt book cover, (1881). Etching of an undated filigree book cover, listed under the category Fakes. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations

linden
Antique illustration of a Medicinal and Herbal Plants

Arthur Conan Doyle with fairies
Cottingley Fairy Case - William Marriotts fake photo of Arthur Conan Doyle with cut out fairies. Date: 1921

Advertisement In Country Gentleman Agricultural Magazine From The Early 20th Century

Cottingley Fairy Case - Night Light
An Advert for the Nighlight supposedly used by the Cottingley Fairy children to forge the photos they produced. Date: December 1921

COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY, 1938. A Secret Service agent checking over confiscated counterfeit currency in his office at the U.S. Treasury Department, October 1938

FALSE DMITRY I: CORONATION. Left: Wedding procession of the first false Dmitry, czar of Russia, 1605-1606, and Marina Mniszech of Poland. At right is the coronation of Marina Mniszech, 1606

Captured Counterfeit Money
New York, New York: May 8, 1972. A Secret Service agent, the U.S. Attorney, and the District Attorney show off two suitcases of captured counterfeit money

Microchip, SEM
Microchip. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a microchip from a chip and pin credit card. The circuit is composed of tracks made by various deposition and etching techniques

Toxic medication, conceptual artwork C016 / 4664
Toxic medication, conceptual computer artwork

Toxic medication, conceptual artwork C016 / 4663
Toxic medication, conceptual computer artwork

FALSE DMITRY II (d. 1610). Tsar of Russia, 1607-10. The second of three imposters claiming to be the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible, Dmitry Ivanovich. Line engraving

FALSE DMITRY I (1581-1606). Tsar of Russia, 1605-06. One of three imposters claiming to be the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible, Dmitry Ivanovich

Charles Price
The notorious swindler and bank-note forger, Charles Price, who committed suicide in 1786. Date: 18th Century

L Abbe de la Coste
The French forger, L Abbe de la Coste, looks rather disgruntled, having been tied to a post, hands bound, a dog relieving itself on him

Coiners detected
Police apprehend a gang of counterfeiters forging money, while their children play innocently in the foreground. Date: 1838

Wills forgery trial
Defendants take the stand during the Wills forgery trial in 1844: Sanders and Mrs Sanders. Date: April 1844

Banknote security. Euro banknote in ultraviolet light. This highlights security features intended to prevent fraud. Fluorescent ink and strips glow bright blue and red under ultraviolet light

Examining fraudulent financial documentation - cheques and credit cards are checked for authenticity by the Metropolitan Police force

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"Unmasking the Shadows: Tales of Counterfeit and Deception" A British passport, meticulously forged to deceive even the keenest eye. Arthur Conan Doyle's fascination with fairies blurs the line between reality and counterfeit. The bustling markets of Myanmar conceal a dark secret - copy drugs flooding the streets. The Falsifier Fool's intricate brushwork reveals a world of deceit in 17th-century art. Disguised as an innocent excursionist, a wine counterfeiter is apprehended at the Bavarian border. Coin forgery during the Thirty Years' War tarnishes trust in currency and fuels chaos. Boner's true counterfeit image baffles viewers, challenging perceptions of authenticity (engraving). In London's Old Bailey, a woman counterfeiter faces her fiery fate for high treason in 1789 (woodcut). Henry Fauntleroy, once esteemed banker turned forger, meets his demise on the gallows in 1824 (engraving). Examining every detail, a man scrutinizes a coin to distinguish genuine from fake (colour litho). Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Vampire" becomes an unexpected target for spoof and imitation (litho). In this captivating collection of images and stories spanning centuries, we delve into the realm - where truth intertwines with deception, leaving us questioning what is real and what is merely an illusion.