Artikel: Outline of forgery GudangMovies21 Rebahinxxi

  • Source: Outline of forgery
  • The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to forgery:
    Forgery – process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive.


    Types of forgery


    Archaeological forgery
    Art forgery
    Black propaganda β€” false information and material that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side
    Counterfeiting
    Counterfeit money β€” types of counterfeit coins include the clichΓ© forgery, the fourrΓ©e and the slug
    Counterfeit consumer goods
    Counterfeit medication
    Counterfeit watches
    Unapproved aircraft parts
    Watered stock
    False documents
    Forgery as a covert operation
    Identity document forgery
    Fake passport
    Literary forgery
    Fake memoirs
    Pseudopigraphy β€” the false attribution of a work, not always as an act of forgery
    Musical forgery β€” music allegedly written by composers of past eras, but actually composed later by someone else
    Philatelic forgery β€” fake stamps produced to defraud stamp collectors
    Signature forgery


    Legality of forgery




    = Kenya

    =
    Forgery of Foreign Bills Act 1803
    Forgery Act 1830
    Forgery, Abolition of Punishment of Death Act 1832
    Forgery Act 1837
    Forgery Act 1861
    Forgery Act 1870
    Forgery Act 1913
    Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981


    = International

    =
    Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
    Council of Europe Convention on the Counterfeiting of Medical Products


    = Related offences

    =
    Phishing β€” impersonating a reputable organization via electronic media, which often involves creating a replica of a trustworthy website
    Uttering β€” knowingly passing on a forgery with the intent to defraud


    Detection and prevention of forgery




    = Anti-counterfeiting agencies and organisations

    =
    Authentics Foundation β€” an international non-governmental organization that raises public awareness of counterfeits
    Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group β€” an international group of central banks that investigates emerging threats to the security of banknotes
    Counterfeit Coin Bulletin β€” a now-defunct publication of the American Numismatic Association
    Alliance Against Counterfeit Spirits β€” the trade association for the worldwide spirit industry's protection against counterfeit produce
    Philatelic Foundation β€” a major source of authentication for rare and valuable postage stamps
    United States Secret Service β€” the agency responsible for the prevention and investigation of counterfeit U.S. currency
    Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors β€” a program that offers accreditation to wholesale pharmaceutical distribution facilities


    = Tools and techniques

    =
    Authentication β€” the act of confirming the truth of an attribute of a single piece of data claimed to be true by an entity.
    Counterfeit banknote detection pen β€” uses an iodine-based ink that reacts with the starch found in counterfeit banknotes
    EURion constellation β€” a pattern of symbols incorporated into banknote designs, which can be detected by imaging software
    Geometric lathe β€” a 19th-century lathe used for making ornamental patterns on the plates used in printing banknotes and stamps
    Microprinting β€” very small text hidden on banknotes or cheques, that is difficult to accurately reproduce
    Optical variable device β€” an iridescent image that cannot be photocopied or scanned
    Optically variable ink β€” ink that appears to change color depending on the angle it is viewed from
    Philatelic expertisation β€” the process whereby an expert is asked to give an opinion on whether a philatelic item is genuine
    Questioned document examination β€” a forensic science discipline that attempts to answer questions about disputed documents
    Security printing β€” the field of the printing industry that deals with the printing of items such as banknotes and identity documents
    Security thread β€” a thin ribbon threaded through a banknote, that appears as a solid line when held up to the light
    Taggant β€” a radio frequency microchip that can be tracked and identified
    Watermark β€” a recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness when viewed


    Examples of forgery




    = Archaeological forgery

    =
    AcΓ‘mbaro figures β€” over 32,000 ceramic figurines which appear to provide evidence for the co-existence of dinosaurs and humans
    Archaeoraptor β€” the supposed "missing link" between birds and tetrapod dinosaurs; constructed by rearranging pieces of genuine fossils
    AVM Runestone β€” a student prank that was believed to be an ancient Norse runestone
    Beringer's Lying Stones β€” fake fossils that were planted as an 18th-century prank
    Brandenburg stone β€” a stone slab bearing markings which appear to be letters of an unknown alphabet
    Calaveras Skull β€” a human skull that was thought to prove the existence of Pliocene-age man in North America
    Cardiff Giant β€” a ten-foot-tall "petrified man" carved out of gypsum
    Chiemsee Cauldron β€” a golden cauldron found at the bottom of a lake
    Crystal skull β€” a series of artifacts crafted from quartz, often attributed to Aztec or Mayan civilizations
    Drake's Plate of Brass β€” supposedly a brass plaque planted by Francis Drake upon arrival in America, but a practical joke that spun out of control
    Grave Creek Stone β€” a small sandstone disk inscribed with twenty-five pseudo-alphabetical characters
    Holly Oak gorget β€” a mammoth engraved upon a shell pendant
    Ica stones β€” a collection of andesite stones that depict dinosaurs co-existing with humans
    Japanese Paleolithic hoax β€” many paleolithic finds manufactured by amateur archaeologist Shinichi Fujimura to bolster his reputation
    Kafkania pebble β€” a small rounded pebble bearing what could be an early example of Greek syllabic writing
    Kinderhook plates β€” six bell-shaped pieces of brass with strange engravings; Latter-Day Saints founder Joseph Smith allegedly attempted to translate them
    Lead Books of Sacromonte β€” a series of texts inscribed on circular lead leaves, denounced as heretical forgeries by the Vatican in 1682; modern scholars concur with this analysis
    Lenape Stone β€” an engraving that appears to show Native Americans hunting a woolly mammoth
    Michigan relics β€” artifacts that appear to prove that East Europeans lived in Michigan in ancient times; a money-making scam
    The inscription at Pedra da GΓ‘vea β€” allegedly carved by Phoenicians, who were not thought to have had the naval capacity to travel across the ocean to Brazil
    Persian Princess β€” the mummified body of a "Persian princess"; the corpse of a woman who was murdered around 1996
    Piltdown Man β€” the jaw of an orangutan attached to the skull of a human, hailed as the missing link between humans and apes
    Sherborne Bone β€” a bone with a horse's head engraved on it, now known to be a schoolboy prank
    Solid Muldoon β€” a "petrified human" made out of the mortar, rock dust, clay, plaster, ground bones, blood, and meat
    Spirit Pond runestones β€” small stones bearing runic inscriptions, ostensibly of pre-Columbian origin
    Tiara of Saitaferne β€” a tiara exhibited at the Louvre Museum as belonging to a Scythian king, until this statement was disputed by the goldsmith who created it
    Vinland map β€” an allegedly 15th-century map of the world, which would have been be the earliest map to depict America (or "Vinland")


    = Art forgery

    =
    Amarna Princess β€” a statue created by Shaun Greenhalgh in the ancient Egyptian style, and sold to Bolton Museum for Β£439,767
    Black Admiral β€” a Revolutionary War-era painting of a black man in a naval uniform
    Bust of Flora β€” a bust of the Roman goddess Flora, previously believed to be a work by Leonardo da Vinci, now attributed to Richard Cockle Lucas.
    Camille Corot forgeries β€” thousands of imitation Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot paintings
    Eadred Reliquary β€” a silver vessel created by Shaun Greenhalgh, containing a piece of wood which he claimed was a fragment of the True Cross
    Etruscan terracotta warriors β€” three terracotta warriors created by Italian forgers and sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
    The Faun β€” a sculpture created by Shaun Greenhalgh and sold as a work by Paul Gauguin
    Flower portrait β€” a portrait of William Shakespeare, probably painted in the 19th century
    Michelangelo's Cupid β€” a sleeping Cupid sculpture that was created, artificially aged and sold by Renaissance artist Michelangelo
    Risley Park Lanx β€” the replica of a genuine Roman artifact, "discovered" by the Greenhalgh family and put on display at the British Museum
    Rospigliosi Cup β€” a gold and enamel cup thought to have been crafted by Italian goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini, but now considered a 19th-century forgery
    The works of the Spanish Forger β€” an unidentified 19th-century artist who created over 200 medieval miniatures, which are still highly valued by collectors


    = Black propaganda

    =
    The Franklin Prophecy β€” an anti-Semitic speech falsely attributed to Benjamin Franklin, arguing against the admittance of Jewish immigrants to the newly formed United States
    Morey letter β€” a letter published during the 1880 US presidential elections, suggesting that James A. Garfield was in favor of Chinese immigration
    Our Race Will Rule Undisputed Over The World β€” a speech given by the non-existent Rabbi Emanuel Rabinovich, outlining Jewish plans for world domination
    A Protocol of 1919 β€” a document supposedly found among the belongings of a Jew killed in battle, outlining Jewish plans for world domination
    The Protocols of the Elders of Zion β€” a lengthy text, originating in Russia and widely publicized by the Nazi party, outlining Jewish plans for world domination
    A Radical Program for the Twentieth Century β€” a text supposedly written by a British Jewish Communist, cited as proof that the civil rights movement in America was a foreign Communist plot
    Tanaka Memorial β€” an alleged Japanese strategic planning document, advising Emperor Hirohito on how to conquer the world


    = Counterfeiting

    =
    2012 Pakistan fake medicine crisis β€” a batch of counterfeit medicine that killed over 100 heart patients at a hospital in Punjab
    Counterfeit United States currency β€” some notable examples of counterfeit operations
    Fake Indian Currency Note β€” fake currency in circulation in the Indian economy
    Operation Bernhard β€” a Nazi plot to destabilize the British economy by dropping counterfeit notes out of aircraft
    Superdollar β€” a very high-quality counterfeit the United States hundred dollar bill
    Partnair Flight 394 β€” a chartered flight that crashed in 1989, killing all 55 people on board; it was caused by counterfeit aircraft parts
    Unauthorized Apple Stores in China β€” twenty-two unauthorized Apple Stores discovered in Kunming


    = Forged documents

    =
    Canuck letter β€” a letter implying that a Democratic presidential candidate was prejudiced against French-Canadians
    Casket letters β€” letters and sonnets supposedly written by Mary, Queen of Scots, implicating her in the murder of her husband
    Donation of Constantine β€” a decree issued by emperor Constantine I, granting authority over Rome and part of the Roman Empire to Pope Sylvester I and his successors
    Dossiers Secrets β€” documents, planted in the National Library of France, that were used as the basis for a series of BBC documentaries
    Habbush letter β€” a letter linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaeda and the 9/11 attacks
    Killian documents β€” memos critical of President George W. Bush's service in the National Guard
    Larmenius Charter β€” a Latin manuscript listing twenty-two successive Grand Masters of the Knights Templar
    Lindsay pamphlet scandal β€” pamphlets distributed by the Australian Liberal Party, claiming an alliance between the Labor Party and an Islamic organization
    Mustafa-letter β€” a letter used by Norway's Liberal Party to prove that the country was in danger of being overrun with Muslims
    Niger uranium forgeries β€” documents implying that Saddam Hussein had attempted to purchase yellowcake uranium powder, allegedly to build weapons of mass destruction
    Oath of a Freeman β€” a copy of the loyalty oath drawn up by 17th-century Pilgrims
    Privilegium Maius β€” a medieval manuscript boosting the legitimacy and influence of the House of Habsburg
    Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals β€” letters and canons purportedly authored by early popes, including a collection authored by "Benedict Levita".
    William Lynch speech β€” a speech by an 18th-century slave owner, who claims to have discovered the secret of controlling slaves by pitting them against each other
    Zeno map β€” a map of the North Atlantic containing many non-existent islands
    Zinoviev letter β€” a directive from Moscow to Britain's Communist Party, calling for intensified communist agitation; the letter contributed to the downfall of Prime Minister MacDonald


    = Literary forgery

    =
    The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ β€” a religious text supposedly transcribed from the Akashic records
    The Archko Volume β€” a series of supposedly contemporary reports relating to the life and death of Jesus
    Autobiography of Howard Hughes β€” an "autobiography" of reclusive eccentric Howard Hughes, written without his knowledge or consent
    Book of Jasher β€” an alternative account of the Old Testament narrative
    Book of Veles β€” a set of Slavic texts written on wooden planks
    Centrum Naturae Concentratum β€” a 17th-century alchemical text
    Christine β€” a compilation of letters purportedly written by an English girl studying in Germany in 1914, before the outbreak of war
    Chronicle of Huru β€” supposedly an official chronicle of the medieval Moldavian court
    Chronicon of Pseudo-Dexter β€” a 15th-century account of the Church's activities in Spain, attributed to Flavius Dexter
    De Situ Britanniae β€” an 18th-century forgery represented as a Roman account of ancient Britain
    Epistle to the Alexandrians β€” an unknown text derided as a forgery in a 7th-century manuscript
    Epistle to the Laodiceans β€” a lost letter of Saint Paul, often "rediscovered" by forgers
    Essene Gospel of Peace β€” a text which claims, among other things, that Jesus was a vegetarian
    Gospel of Josephus β€” a forgery created to raise publicity for a novel
    Historias de la Conquista del Mayab β€” a Mexican manuscript supposedly written by an 18th-century monk
    History of the Captivity in Babylon β€” an ostensibly Old Testament text elaborating on the Book of Jeremiah
    Hitler Diaries β€” a set of volumes purported to be the diaries of Adolf Hitler, serialized in the German magazine Stern and the British Sunday Times
    Ireland Shakespeare forgeries β€” forged correspondence between Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and a "lost play" entitled Vortigern and Rowena
    Jack the Ripper Diary β€” the forged diary of Victorian merchant James Maybrick, apparently revealing him to be Jack the Ripper
    Letter of Benan β€” the letter of an Egyptian physician describing his encounters with Jesus
    Letter to an Anti-Zionist Friend β€” a letter in support of Zionism, attributed to Martin Luther King Jr.
    The Lost Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles β€” the "missing" 29th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles
    Memoirs Of Mr. Hempher, The British Spy To The Middle East β€” a document purporting to be the account of an 18th-century secret agent, describing his role in founding the Islamic reform movement of Wahhabism
    Manuscripts of DvΕ―r KrΓ‘lovΓ© and ZelenΓ‘ Hora β€” fraudulent Slavic manuscripts created in the early 19th century
    Minuscule 2427 β€” a minuscule manuscript of the Gospel of Mark
    Mussolini diaries β€” several forged diaries supposedly written by the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
    My Sister and I β€” an autobiographical work attributed to the philosopher Nietzsche, containing a probably fictional account of his incestuous relationship with his sister
    Oahspe: A New Bible β€” a New Age bible written by an American dentist
    Ossianic poems β€” a cycle of epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson, attributed to the legendary Ossian
    Roxburghe Ballads β€” over a thousand 17th-century ballads published by John Payne Collier, some of which he had written himself
    Salamander Letter β€” a document that offers an alternative account of Joseph Smith's finding of the Book of Mormon.
    Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses β€” a magical text supposedly written by Moses, providing instructions on how to perform the miracles portrayed in the Bible
    The Songs of Bilitis β€” a collection of erotic poetry allegedly found on the walls of a tomb in Cyprus
    Supplements to the Satyricon β€” several forged versions of the Latin novel Satyricon
    Talmud Jmmanuel β€” a supposedly ancient Aramaic text suggesting an extraterrestrial origin for the Bible
    The Zohar β€” a primary text of medieval Kabbalah, written by a 16th-century Spanish Rabbi but attributed to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, an ancient sage of the Second Temple period


    = Musical forgery

    =
    AdΓ©laΓ―de Concerto β€” a violin concerto attributed to Mozart


    = Philatelic forgery

    =
    Russian philatelic forgeries β€” some examples of notable Russian stamp forgeries
    Stock Exchange forgery 1872–73 β€” a fraud perpetrated by telegraph clerks at the London Stock Exchange
    Turner Collection of Forgeries β€” a collection of forged postage stamps on display at the British Library


    Forgery controversies


    The authenticity of certain documents and artifacts has not yet been determined and is still the subject of debate.

    Augustan History β€” a collection of biographies of Roman emperors
    Bat Creek inscription β€” an inscription on a stone allegedly found in a Native American burial mound
    Isleworth Mona Lisa β€” a close imitation of da Vinci's Mona Lisa, sometimes attributed in part to da Vinci
    James Ossuary β€” a chalk box used to contain the bones of the dead, bearing the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus"
    Jehoash Inscription β€” an inscription confirming the Biblical account of the repairs made to the temple in Jerusalem by Jehoash
    Jordan Lead Codices β€” a series of ring-bound books of lead and copper, that are said to pre-date the writings of St. Paul
    Kensington Runestone β€” a slab of greywacke covered in Scandinavian runes, found in North America and supposedly carved in the 14th century
    Letter of Lentulus β€” an epistle allegedly written by a Roman Consul, giving a physical description of Jesus
    Majestic 12 documents β€” supposedly leaked papers relating to the formation, in 1947, of a secret committee of US officials to investigate the Roswell incident
    Mar Saba letter β€” an epistle, attributed to Clement of Alexandria, discussing the Secret Gospel of Mark
    Newark Holy Stones β€” a set of artifacts allegedly discovered among a group of ancient Indian burial grounds
    Old High German lullaby β€” a supposedly 10th-century poem containing numerous references to Germanic mythology
    Prophecy of the Popes β€” a series of 112 short cryptic phrases which purport to predict future Roman Catholic Popes
    Shroud of Turin β€” a linen cloth that is said to be the burial shroud of Jesus, and bears the image of a man who appears to have suffered injuries consistent with crucifixion
    Sinaia lead plates β€” a set of lead plates written in an unknown language
    Sisson documents β€” sixty-eight Russian documents which claim that Trotsky and Lenin were German agents attempting to bring about Russia's withdrawal from World War I
    Stalin's alleged speech of 19 August 1939 β€” a speech supposedly given by Joseph Stalin in which he stated that the approaching war would benefit the Soviet Union
    Titulus Crucis β€” a piece of wood, ostensibly a fragment of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified
    US Army Field Manual 30-31B β€” a text purporting to be a classified appendix of a US Army Field Manual which describes top-secret counter-insurgency tactics
    Some documents and artifacts were previously thought to be forgeries, but have subsequently been determined to be genuine.

    Bords de la Seine Γ  Argenteuil β€” an oil painting by Monet
    Glozel artifacts β€” over three thousand artifacts dating back to the Neolithic era, discovered in a small French hamlet
    Lady of Elche β€” a stone bust believed to have been carved by the Iberians
    Praeneste fibula β€” a golden brooch bearing an inscription in Old Latin


    Notable forgers




    = Archaeological forgers

    =
    Charles Dawson (1864–1916) β€” "discoverer" of the Piltdown Man
    Shinichi Fujimura (born 1950)
    Oded Golan (born 1951) β€” accused of forging the James Ossuary, among other things; he was acquitted of these charges in March 2012
    Islam Akhun
    Brigido Lara
    Moses Shapira (1830–1884)


    = Art forgers

    =
    Giovanni Bastianini (1830–1868)
    William Blundell (born 1947)
    Chang Dai-chien (1899–1983)
    Yves Chaudron
    Alceo Dossena (1878–1937)
    John Drewe (born 1948)
    Kenneth Fetterman
    Alfredo Fioravanti (1886–1963)
    Shaun Greenhalgh (born 1961) β€” described by the Metropolitan Police as "the most diverse art forger known in history"
    Guy Hain
    Eric Hebborn (1934–1996)
    Elmyr de Hory (1905–1976) β€” subject of the Orson Welles documentary F for Fake
    Geert Jan Jansen (born 1943)
    Tom Keating (1917–1984)
    Konrad Kujau (1938–2000) β€” the author of the Hitler Diaries
    Mark A. Landis (born 1955)
    Lothar Malskat (1913–1988)
    Han van Meegeren (1889–1947) β€” estimated to have earned the equivalent of over thirty million dollars for his forgeries
    Jacques van Meegeren (1912–1977)
    John Myatt (born 1945)
    SΓ‘muel LiterΓ‘ti Nemes (1796–1842)
    EdmΓ© Samson (1810–1891)
    Ely Sakhai (born 1952)
    Jean-Pierre Schecroun
    Γ‰mile Schuffenecker (1851–1934)
    Karl Sim (born 1923)
    David Stein (1935–1999)
    Tony Tetro (born 1950)
    Robert Thwaites
    Franz Tieze (1842–1932)
    William J. Toye (born 1931)
    Eduardo de Valfierno β€” allegedly masterminded the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa
    Kenneth Walton (born 1967) β€” author of the memoir Fake: Forgery, Lies, & eBay
    E. M. Washington (born 1962)
    Theo van Wijngaarden (1874–1952)


    = Counterfeiters

    =
    Philip Alston (c. 1740 – after 1799)
    Anatasios Arnaouti (born 1967)
    Trevor Ashmore
    Robert Baudin (1918–1983)
    Charles Black (1928–2012)
    William Booth (c. 1776 – 1812)
    Mary Butterworth (1686–1775)
    William Chaloner (c. 1665 – 1699)
    Louis Colavecchio
    The Cragg Vale Coiners
    Thomas Dangerfield (c. 1650 – 1685)
    Mike DeBardeleben (1940–2011)
    John Duff (c. 1759 – 1799)
    Edward Emery (died c. 1850)
    David Farnsworth
    Bernhard KrΓΌger (1904–1989) β€” director of the Nazi counterfeiting plot codenamed Operation Bernhard
    Ignazio Lupo (1877–1947)
    Catherine Murphy (died 1789) β€” the last woman to be executed by burning.
    Emanuel Ninger (1845–1927)
    Bernard von NotHaus β€” inventor of the Liberty Dollar
    Salomon Smolianoff (1899–1976) β€” WWII concentration camp detainee and key figure in Operation Bernhard
    Samuel C. Upham (1819–1885)
    Arthur Williams


    = Document forgers

    =
    Frank Abagnale (born 1948) β€” subject of the film Catch Me If You Can
    Charles Bertram (1723–1765) β€” author of De Situ Britanniae
    Joseph Cosey (1887 – c. 1950)
    PrzybysΕ‚aw Dyjamentowski (1694–1774)
    Michael John Hamdani
    Adolfo Kaminsky (born 1925)
    Jean LaBanta (born c. 1879)
    Maharaja Nandakumar (died 1775)
    Richard Pigott (1835–1889)
    Piligrim (died 991)
    James Reavis (1843–1914)
    Alves dos Reis (1898–1955)
    Scott Reuben (born 1958)
    William Roupell (1831–1909)
    William Wynne Ryland (c. 1738 – 1783)
    Michael Sabo
    Alexander Howland Smith (fl. 1886)
    Robert Spring (1813–1876)
    Adolf Ludvig Stierneld (1755–1835)
    Brita Tott (fl. 1498)
    Lucio Urtubia (born 1931)
    Denis Vrain-Lucas (1818–1880)
    Henry Woodhouse (1884–1970)


    = Literary forgers

    =
    Annio da Viterbo (c. 1432 – 1502)
    Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet (1873–1944)
    AdΓ©mar de Chabannes (c. 988 – 1034)
    Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770)
    Mark Hofmann (born 1954) β€” forger of several documents relating to the Latter Day Saint movement, including the Salamander letter
    William Henry Ireland (1775–1835) β€” author of the Ireland Shakespeare forgeries and the pseudepigraphical play Vortigern and Rowena
    Clifford Irving (1930–2017)
    William Lauder (c. 1680 – 1771)
    James Macpherson (1736–1796) β€” the supposed "translator" of the Ossianic poems
    Iolo Morganwg (1747–1826)
    FranΓ§ois Nodot (c. 1650 – 1710)
    Francesco Maria Pratilli (1689–1763)
    Constantine Simonides (1820–1867)
    Clotilde de Surville (fl. 1421)
    Charles Weisberg (died 1945)


    = Musical forgers

    =
    Henri Casadesus (1879–1947)
    Marius Casadesus (1892–1981) β€” creator of the AdΓ©laΓ―de Concerto
    FranΓ§ois-Joseph FΓ©tis (1784–1871)
    Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
    Winfried Michel (born 1948)
    David Popper (1843–1913)
    Roman Turovsky-Savchuk (born 1961)
    Vladimir Vavilov (1925–1973)
    Voller Brothers (1885-1927)


    = Signature forgers

    =
    Henry Fauntleroy (1784–1824)
    James Townsend Saward (1799 – after 1857)


    = Stamp forgers

    =

    A. Alisaffi
    Bernhardt Assmus (c. 1856 – after 1892)
    Rainer BlΓΌm
    Delandre (1883–1923)
    Georges FourΓ© (1848–1902)
    FranΓ§ois Fournier (1846–1917)
    Sigmund Friedl (1851–1914)
    Julius Goldner (c. 1841 – 1898)
    N. Imperato
    Madame Joseph (c. 1900 – after 1945)
    Louis-Henri Mercier (fl. 1890)
    Erasmo Oneglia (1853–1934)
    Adolph Otto (fl. 1870)
    Angelo Panelli (c. 1887 – c. 1967)
    Oswald Schroeder (died c. 1920)
    Lucian Smeets
    Jean de Sperati (1884–1957)
    Philip Spiro
    BΓ©la SzΓ©kula (1881–1966)
    Raoul de Thuin (1890–1975)
    Harold Treherne (c. 1884 – after 1908)


    Media


    The Art of the Faker β€” a book about art forgery by Frank Arnau
    The Counterfeiters β€” a movie inspired by the Nazi counterfeiting scheme, Operation Bernhard
    F for Fake β€” an Orson Welles documentary about art forger Elmyr de Hory
    Fake Britain β€” a BBC television series about counterfeiting and its effects on consumers
    Fake: Forgery, Lies, & eBay β€” a memoir by art forger Kenneth Walton
    Fake or Fortune? β€” a BBC television series which examines the provenance of notable artworks
    Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology β€” a book by Kenneth L. Feder on the topic of pseudoarcheology
    Pierre Grassou β€” a novel by HonorΓ© de Balzac about a fictional art forger
    Selling Hitler β€” an ITV drama-documentary about the Hitler Diaries


    External links


    Sources of information on art forgery, Museum Security Network

Kata Kunci Pencarian: