Mistakes and Mysteries trail
Claude-Oscar Monet: 'The Beach at Trouville'
Explore some intriguing works in the National Gallery’s collection
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The trail can be downloaded as a PDF document below. Print it out and bring it with you when you visit the Gallery.
About the trail
This trail examines some unusual mistakes and mysteries visible in National Gallery paintings and in the process considers what these mistakes reveal about the making process.
Who is the trail for?
It is aimed at adults, though families with children can enjoy discovering the paintings together.
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Paintings in this trail
Saint John the Evangelist on the Island of Patmos
Diego Velázquez
Mr and Mrs Andrews
Thomas Gainsborough
The Beach at Trouville
Claude-Oscar Monet
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN






