Espionage Collection (#3)

Belle Boyd, Confederate spy, ca. 1860-1865. Creator: Unknown
Belle Boyd, Confederate spy, ca. 1860-1865

John Thurloe, Author of State Papers, 1616-1668. 1813 (engraving)
7236105 John Thurloe, Author of State Papers, 1616-1668. 1813 (engraving) by Dunkarton, Robert (1744-1811); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Thurloe, Author of State Papers, 1616-1668)

L Assiette au Beurre, number 199, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_2_11: Affaire des fiche - Combes Emile (1835-1921)
ICA4901373 L Assiette au Beurre, number 199, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_2_11: Affaire des fiche - Combes Emile (1835-1921) (lithograph) by Camara, Leal de (1877-1948); (add.info.: L Plate au beurre)

Espionage (engraving)
2788291 Espionage (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Espionage. Illustration for The History of the Hun by Arthur Moreland (Cecil Palmer and Hayward, 1917)

Letters C, D and E: Canon, flag and spy. War alphabet. Illustrations by Henri Lanos (19th-20th century)
DUV4204187 Letters C, D and E: Canon, flag and spy. War alphabet. Illustrations by Henri Lanos (19th-20th century). Hachette et Cie publisher, ca. 1916. 8 pages. Dim: 31x23, 5 cm

Mata Hari (1876-1917) in 1906 (photo)
1699203 Mata Hari (1876-1917) in 1906 (photo) by Walery (Stanislaw Julian Ignacy, Lucien Walery) (1863-1935); (add.info.: Margaretha Geertruida Zelle called Mata Hari (1876-1917)

King Alfred in the camp of the Danes in the guise of a minstrel (colour litho)
7185266 King Alfred in the camp of the Danes in the guise of a minstrel (colour litho) by Crane, Donn P. (1878-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Listening Post, illustration from a folio of prints published in Leipzig, 1918 (engraving)
AFC217430 Listening Post, illustration from a folio of prints published in Leipzig, 1918 (engraving) by Erler, Erich (1870-1946); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

German Secret Service, 113 BC (engraving)
2788184 German Secret Service, 113 BC (engraving) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Secret Service, 113 BC)

Chevalier d Eon, passed as a woman, 1728-1810. 1869 (lithograph)
7232986 Chevalier d Eon, passed as a woman, 1728-1810. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chevalier d Eon, who many years passed as a woman, 1728-1810)

Knight of Eon (1728-1810), French secret agent for the king, he used to cross-dress, engraving colourized document
1715991 Knight of Eon (1728-1810), French secret agent for the king, he used to cross-dress, engraving colourized document by Bradel, P

Knight of Eon (1728-1810), French secret agent for the king, he used to cross-dress, engraving
1703330 Knight of Eon (1728-1810), French secret agent for the king, he used to cross-dress, engraving by Bradel, P. Jean Baptiste (fl.1768-83); French, out of copyright

The wife of Prussian general Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeld asking Napoleon to spare her husbands life (litho)
7184940 The wife of Prussian general Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeld asking Napoleon to spare her husbands life (litho) by French School

The Last Ambush, March 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Last Ambush, March 1894

As in Ninety-Three, 548. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
As in Ninety-Three, 548. (1901)

Cover of "Le Lire rouge", Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4940443 Cover of " Le Lire rouge", Satirique en Couleurs, 1917_11_3: War of 14 -18, Justice Proces - Judges, examining magistrate, Louis Turmel (1866-1919)

L Assiette au Beurre, number 443, Satirique en couleurs
ICA4914742 L Assiette au Beurre, number 443, Satirique en couleurs, 1909_9_25: Affaire des fiche, Warranty strips - Marianne, Andre Louis (1838-1913) - by Radiguet

War of 1870 - Arrest of Juliette Dodu by the Prussians - Post office woman worker
XEE4158876 War of 1870 - Arrest of Juliette Dodu by the Prussians - Post office woman worker, she intercepted English telegrams. August 1896

Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State (engraving)
964836 Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State)

Return of the Spies from the Land of Canaan (engraving)
819106 Return of the Spies from the Land of Canaan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the Spies from the Land of Canaan (Numbers XIII - 23)

A Walking-stick Camera (litho)
KDC379792 A Walking-stick Camera (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: ingenious invention of a hollow walking stick with band of sensitised celluloid inside)

The escape of Captain Lux (colour litho)
2779785 The escape of Captain Lux (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The escape of Captain Lux)

The New Dreyfus Trial In Rennes, The Interrogation Of The Defendant (Colour Litho)
2798203 The New Dreyfus Trial In Rennes, The Interrogation Of The Defendant (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dreyfus New Trial In Rennes)

Portrait of Mata Hari at the height of her fame Date: 1929

She was continually beset by Spies (colour litho)
STC306825 She was continually beset by Spies (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Elizabeth Van Lew (1818-1900); ); The Stapleton Collection; American

Pauline Cushman (b / w photo)
PNP270101 Pauline Cushman (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: actress (1833-93) who served as a Federal (Union)

Belle Boyd (b / w photo)
PNP270100 Belle Boyd (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: celebrated actress and Confederate spy (1843-1900); American Civil War;

Frontispiece, illustration from Cryptographia, oder geheime Schrifften
CHT345927 Frontispiece, illustration from Cryptographia, oder geheime Schrifften by Johann Balthasar Friderici, engraved by Johan Friedlein (17th century) published in Hamburg

Copy of the pass carried by John Andre, signed by Benedict Arnold (litho)
PNP328639 Copy of the pass carried by John Andre, signed by Benedict Arnold (litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Major John Andre (1750-80), British army officer

The portrait and autograph of Major John Andre (litho)
PNP328638 The portrait and autograph of Major John Andre (litho) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Major John Andre (1750-80), British army officer

Cover of "L Indiscret", Satirique en N & B
ICA4941975 Cover of " L Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1903_2_18: Affaire des fiche - Andre Louis (1891-1978) Illustration by Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) by Forain

Woman in the eye Painting by Henri Nicolas van Gorp (1756-1819) 19th century Sun
JLJ4677104 Woman in the eye Painting by Henri Nicolas van Gorp (1756-1819) 19th century Sun. 0, 4x0, 32 m Rouen, musee des Beaux Arts by Gorp, Henri Nicolas van (c.1756-p.1819); Musee des Beaux-Arts

Affiche anglaise de 1940 representant une jeune femme elegante entouree de soldats
GIA4753252 Affiche anglaise de 1940 representant une jeune femme elegante entouree de soldats. Ne soufflez pas mot, elle n est pas si muette

Pastor Gallant Scene Bucolic. Painting by Francois Boucher (1703-1770). 1737-1738
JLJ4615850 Pastor Gallant Scene Bucolic. Painting by Francois Boucher (1703-1770). 1737-1738. Paris, National Archives by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); Centre Historique des Archives Nationales

Portrait of Eugene Turpin (1848-1927), chemist specializing in explosives
LSE4323918 Portrait of Eugene Turpin (1848-1927), chemist specializing in explosives, (inventor of melinite in 1884), unjustly accuses of having sold his inventions to the enemy

Spy trial in Germany: the French Daguet and Dubois taken from Kiel fortress to Leipzig
XEE4173314 Spy trial in Germany: the French Daguet and Dubois taken from Kiel fortress to Leipzig. One of the newspaper " Le petit Parisien" on 10/12/1893 (engraving) by French School

Baloon built by French engineer Jean Marie Joseph (Jean-Marie-Joseph) Coutelle (1748-1835
XEE4150466 Baloon built by French engineer Jean Marie Joseph (Jean-Marie-Joseph) Coutelle (1748-1835) for the French Revolutionary armies to spy on their enemies

Betrayal of Bernadotte - Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763-1844
XEE4149658 Betrayal of Bernadotte - Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763-1844) received an envoy (secret agent) from Prussia to Stockholm, Sweden on December 18

Webley. 32 in self-loading pistol M1908 and Parker Maxim silencer
5929958 Webley.32 in self-loading pistol M1908 and Parker Maxim silencer, used by the Special Operations Executive (pistol, self-loading, Webley, .32 in M1908) by English School

Tense Moment in Trench Mining Operations, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359745 Tense Moment in Trench Mining Operations, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

U. S. troops learn cryptography, Tarawa, Papua New Guinea, June 1943 (sepia photo)
696846 U.S. troops learn cryptography, Tarawa, Papua New Guinea, June 1943 (sepia photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Chevalier d Eon dressed as a woman and with the attributes of freemasonry
694830 The Chevalier d Eon dressed as a woman and with the attributes of freemasonry (coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Device for listening to conversation in a piazza, illustration from
CHT163695 Device for listening to conversation in a piazza, illustration from Musurgia Universalis by Athanasius Kircher (1601-80) published in Rome, 1650 (engraving) by Italian School

American traitor: General Benedict Arnold instructing Andre to hide papers in his boot
PNP328630 American traitor: General Benedict Arnold instructing Andre to hide papers in his boot top (litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Benedict Arnold V (1741-1801)

Louise de Kerouaille (1649-1734) Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny (oil on canvas)
HSP185018 Louise de Kerouaille (1649-1734) Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny (oil on canvas) by Lely, Peter (1618-80) (studio of); Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, UK; English, out of copyright

The Chevalier d Eon, dressed as a woman, in a fencing match (engraving)
STC265082 The Chevalier d Eon, dressed as a woman, in a fencing match (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The bad sons (colour litho)
3620920 The bad sons (colour litho) by Carrey, (fl.1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bad sons. Ullmo and Berthon)

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"Unveiling the Shadows: Tales of Espionage Through Time" In the depths of World War I, German espionage took an intriguing turn as spies donned disguises, even assuming the guise of women to deceive their enemies. The U-2 spy plane soared through American skies in 1960, masquerading under fictitious NASA markings, a covert operation that left many questioning who was watching from above. Rudyard Kipling's timeless novel "Kim" brought to life an illustration capturing the essence of espionage, transporting readers into a world where secrets and hidden agendas thrived. George Blake's name echoes through history as he betrayed his country by becoming a double agent for the Soviet Union during the Cold War era, leaving behind a trail of deception and mistrust. The Lockheed U-2 spy aircraft emerged in the 1950s as an enigma cloaked in secrecy, its sleek design embodying both innovation and intrigue within its classified missions. A thought-provoking cartoon from World War I reminds us that even walls have ears when it comes to espionage; every whisper could be overheard by those lurking in shadows. Project Azorian unraveled during the 1970s as one of history's most audacious attempts at underwater espionage—a daring mission shrouded in mystery beneath ocean depths. Even Santa Claus couldn't escape being recruited into secret service operations—his jovial persona concealing hidden agendas and covert objectives during times of uncertainty. Margaret Thatcher found herself immortalized as a Spitting Image puppet—an embodiment of political satire revealing how power can attract both admiration and suspicion within intelligence circles. Donald Maclean's treacherous path unfolded with shocking revelations—he served as both English diplomat and KGB spy—a reminder that loyalty is not always what it seems on diplomatic fronts or behind closed doors.