Art, literature & history
His First Appearance in Public
1870
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- overall: 25.4 x 30.2 cm (10 x 11 7/8 in.) framed: 49.1 x 54.1 x 8.9 cm (19 5/16 x 21 5/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2003.42.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Charles Caleb Ward. His First Appearance in Public. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
His First Appearance in Public — Charles Caleb Ward. 1870.
Medium: oil on wood.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 25.4 x 30.2 cm (10 x 11 7/8 in.) framed: 49.1 x 54.1 x 8.9 cm (19 5/16 x 21 5/16 x 3 1/2 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2003.42.1. Avalon Fund.
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.