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Behind the Scenes, Jean-Louis Forain
Jean Louis Forain, portraitJean Louis ForainFrench, 1852–1931

Behind the Scenes

Drawing

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Where is “Behind the Scenes” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

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Accession number
1943.3.3960

What it shows

Amusement

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Drawings & watercolorsWatercolourFrenchImpressionist

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Scène de tribunal, Forain, Jean-Louis, Fin du XIXe siècle - début du XXè siècle (1632)

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The Race Track

c. 1891 · National Gallery of Art

The Orchestra, Jean Louis Forain, c. 1880

The Orchestra

c. 1880 · Art Institute of Chicago

Tight-Rope Walker, Jean Louis Forain, c. 1885

Tight-Rope Walker

c. 1885 · Art Institute of Chicago

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a) Nurse and Child (recto); b) Man on Horseback (verso)

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

a) Waiting (recto); b) Man and Woman (verso), Jean-Louis Forain

a) Waiting (recto); b) Man and Woman (verso)

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Woman Weeping, Jean-Louis Forain

Woman Weeping

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

a) L'examination en Douane (Customs Inspection) (recto); b) Seated Figure (verso), Jean-Louis Forain

a) L'examination en Douane (Customs Inspection) (recto); b) Seated Figure (verso)

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

On view at National Gallery of Art

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Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

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Leonardo da Vinci

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], c. 1474/1478

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890

Girl in White, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Girl in White, 1890

Roses, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Roses, 1890

Self-Portrait, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait, 1889

Farmhouse in Provence, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

Farmhouse in Provence, 1888

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Vincent van Gogh

La Mousmé, 1888

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Woman at the Seashore (Femme au bord de la mer), 1923 or 1924

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Variation on Delacroix's "Women of Algiers": IX, Pablo Picasso, 1955

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Variation on Delacroix's "Women of Algiers": IX, 1955

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Variation on Delacroix's "Women of Algiers": IV, Pablo Picasso, 1955

Pablo Picasso

Variation on Delacroix's "Women of Algiers": IV, 1955

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Woman Sitting in a Garden [verso], Pablo Picasso, 1901

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Woman Sitting in a Garden [verso], 1901

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Variation on Delacroix's "Women of Algiers": I, Pablo Picasso, 1955

Pablo Picasso

Variation on Delacroix's "Women of Algiers": I, 1955

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Acrobats (Les saltimbanques), Pablo Picasso, 1905, published 1913

Pablo Picasso

The Acrobats (Les saltimbanques), 1905, published 1913

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Nude Seated before a Curtain (Femme nue assise devant un rideau), Pablo Picasso, 1931

Pablo Picasso

Nude Seated before a Curtain (Femme nue assise devant un rideau), 1931

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Pique I, Pablo Picasso, 1959

Pablo Picasso

Pique I, 1959

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