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The inscription on the background shows the age (6) of the sitter, the son of Henry VIII, the future King Edward VI. For a long time, it was thought that the painting is the artist's last work, completed just prior the prince's birthday in 1543. However, based in part on new technical evidence, the portrait was rejected as autograph. It was most likely executed by an assistant in Holbein's workshop who remained active after his master's death and who would have access to Holbein's pattern drawings on which the portrait was based.
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