Alphabet

c. 1525/1555

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: engraving
Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7.5 × 12.5 cm (2 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1943.3.291
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Alphabet — Heinrich Aldegrever. c. 1525/1555.

Medium: engraving.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7.5 × 12.5 cm (2 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.291. Rosenwald Collection.

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.

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