The image shows a young child standing with their legs apart, holding something in both hands close to their chest. The child has curly hair, wears a large hat, a loose, long-sleeved shirt, pants, and tall boots. The child is in a rustic setting, with a wooden structure in the background and straw or hay on the ground. Vines hang on the wall to the child's left.

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His First Pipe

Thomas Waterman Wood (American, 1823 - 1903)

1886

Medium: etching
Classification: Print
Dimensions: Image: 445 x 348 mm ; Sheet: 622 x 490 mm
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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