Art, literature & history
A Man Overpowered By Thieves
c. 1554
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black ink and gray wash on buff laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 8.1 x 11.1 cm (3 3/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2000.96.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Heinrich Aldegrever. A Man Overpowered By Thieves. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
A Man Overpowered By Thieves — Heinrich Aldegrever. c. 1554.
Medium: black ink and gray wash on buff laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 8.1 x 11.1 cm (3 3/16 x 4 3/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2000.96.1. Gift of J. Carter Brown.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.