Fake Collection (#4)

The Death of Chatterton, c. 1856 (oil on canvas)
BIR122820 The Death of Chatterton, c.1856 (oil on canvas) by Wallis, Henry (1830-1916); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Costume design for the first production of Chatterton
CHT157465 Costume design for the first production of Chatterton by Alfred de Vigny (1791-1863): the Quaker and Geffroy as Chatterton, 1835 (w/c on paper) by French School

Medieval games: boy diving for apples on a bench while another boy threatens to upend the bench and dunk the boy in the tub (top)

A charlatan selling an elixir of youth, 18th-19th century (coloured engraving)
CHT235375 A charlatan selling an elixir of youth, 18th-19th century (coloured engraving) by French School; Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris

Young Japanese Girl in the Rain, c. 1900 (hand coloured photo)
CHT170111 Young Japanese Girl in the Rain, c.1900 (hand coloured photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Actor Bonneval in the role of Argan in Molieres play
CHT293233 The Actor Bonneval in the role of Argan in Molieres play Le Malade Imaginaire (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); Comedie Francaise, Paris

Front cover for the score of Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) (colour litho)
CHT165854 Front cover for the score of Aida, by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Artifical Flower Department, Harrods (litho)
2811661 Artifical Flower Department, Harrods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artifical Flower Department, Harrods)

"Exactly so! I am a humbug. "from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L
3614751 A" Exactly so! I am a humbug.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow, William Wallace (1856-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: A" Exactly so)

True and False Love (engraving)
3646737 True and False Love (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: True and False Love)

The Cocoa Nibs (b / w photo)
3643045 The Cocoa Nibs (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cocoa Nibs. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Beaute artificielle. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101413 Beaute artificielle. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beaute artificielle)

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

The Kitchener Coffin Hoax: Frank Power, freelance journalist
The Kitchener Coffin Hoax: Frank Power (real name Arthur Vectis Freeman), freelance journalist. who earned notoriety as the author of the Great Kitchener Yarn - Power claimed to have brought

Princess Mary and Lord Dalkeith, 1919
Princess Mary(later Countess of Harewood) and Lord Dalkeith pictured with her brothers Prince George(Duke of Kent) and Prince Albert(later George VI) on horseback, 1919

Apology to Greek Orthodox priest alleged to have eaten wife
An apology in The Graphic which had, in January 1928, run a story claiming that a Greek Orthodox priest had pickled and eaten his wife after she had fallen down some stairs and broken her neck

Father Nicholas of Tirana accused of eating his wife
Story in The Graphic in January 1928 alleging that Father Nicholas, a Greek Orthodox priest from Tirana was being tried for pickling

Milking a fake comedy cow at the seaside
Two ladies posing for a comedy photograph at an unidentified British seaside resort. One sits on a fake cow while the other pretends to milk it from some alarmingly authentic looking udders

Il vous rend chaste et pure aux mains de votre Epoux
3329984 Il vous rend chaste et pure aux mains de votre Epoux, illustration from The Marriage of Figaro by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1784 (engraving) by Naudet

Quack (coloured engraving)
3641890 Quack (coloured engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quack. Illustration for Shadow and Substance by Charles H Bennett and Robert B Brough (W Kent)

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)

Copies of two New Kingdom canopic jars (painted wood)
XIR185177 Copies of two New Kingdom canopic jars (painted wood) by Egyptian School, (19th century); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Hapi, baboon headed contained the lungs; Qebesenuf)

The Quack Frog, illustration from Aesops Fables, published by Heinemann
VCH175713 The Quack Frog, illustration from Aesops Fables, published by Heinemann, 1912 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

A Doubtful Bargain
NOO56931 A Doubtful Bargain by Cruffwell, Maud (fl.1880-93); Private Collection; Photo eJohn Noott Galleries, Broadway, Worcestershire, UK; English, out of copyright

Oh! The Tiara! (b / w photo)
3102720 Oh! The Tiara! (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oh! The Tiara! The Tiara of Saitaferne)

Early postal service in Thailand, 1890 (b / w photo)
LIT389101 Early postal service in Thailand, 1890 (b/w photo) by Lenz, Robert (fl.1890s); Thailand; Photo eLuca Tettoni; out of copyright

The Charlatan, 1774 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
CHT235379 The Charlatan, 1774 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Substitutions (coloured engraving)
CHT235186 The Substitutions (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (surface roller or hand block printed paper)
3084435 Page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (surface roller or hand block printed paper) by English School, (19th century); 26x46.5 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Frolics and pranks of the college man (b / w photo)
6002639 Frolics and pranks of the college man (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frolics and pranks of the college man)

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)

Fleurs Artificielles, c. 1820-35 (porcelain)
1766889 Fleurs Artificielles, c.1820-35 (porcelain) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleurs Artificielles)

Female Saint in a boat with a courtly couple and two boatmen
986280 Female Saint in a boat with a courtly couple and two boatmen, within a large historiated initial O, early 20th century (ink, paints and gold leaf on vellum) by Spanish School

Woman tying her garter (colour litho)
3096318 Woman tying her garter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman tying her garter. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Owling (chromolitho)
982541 Owling (chromolitho) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Owling. Illustration for British Sports by Henry Alken, originally published by Thomas McLean)

Salon de 1863, Peinture, Les Faux-Monnayeurs (engraving)
3645286 Salon de 1863, Peinture, Les Faux-Monnayeurs (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salon de 1863, Peinture, Les Faux-Monnayeurs)

Ouvriere parisienne soufflant une fausse perle (engraving)
2787658 Ouvriere parisienne soufflant une fausse perle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ouvriere parisienne soufflant une fausse perle)

Punch cartoon: Supply and Demand - scene in an antiques shop (engraving)
6035002 Punch cartoon: Supply and Demand - scene in an antiques shop (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

The Charlatan (coloured engraving)
CHT235377 The Charlatan (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Irish Green, c. 1851-62 (marbling on panel)
BOL93959 Irish Green, c.1851-62 (marbling on panel) by Kershaw, Thomas (1819-98); 74.9x40.6 cm; Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire, UK; eBolton Museum and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Russian soldier discovering a German trench with machine guns manned by dummy soldiers; World War I
6000392 Russian soldier discovering a German trench with machine guns manned by dummy soldiers; World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Bombled

Delirium Tremens
Christophe Kiciak

Models wearing tattoo transfers. 1967

A young boy holding fake eye ball toys up to his eyes. 21st October 1986

Men watching a Redcar Rugby 30 a side game. 1971

English musician Ray Ellington dressed as Santa Claus at the Paddington Green Hospital for children. 22nd December 1957

Childrens Halloween party at Willows Centre. October 1994

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