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In order to preserve a second version of the painting of Henry VIII with the barber surgeons, Holbein's cartoon, which he drew as a preparation for the panel painting, was completely painted over with oil paints at an unknown date. The anonymous artist undertook major changes compared with the original composition by inserting a window on the right instead of the original inscription panel. However, the cartoon sticks more faithfully to the original grouping of the barber surgeons on the right of the composition.
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