King Henry VIII granting a Royal Charter to the Barber-Surgeons company. Engraving by B. Baron, 1736, after H. Holbein, 1542.

1 print : engraving ; image 44.4 x 75.6 cm

Nobilissimo DD Richardo Boyle Comiti de Burlington & Cork &c. illustrissimi ordinis periscelidis equiti ob amphitheatrum anatomicum summo artificio a celeberrimo architecto Inigo Jones ante centum annos extructum, vetustate labefactum, pari ingenio summa munificentia, suis sumtibus restitutum, hanc Holbenii tabulam donationem diplomatis ab Henrico VIII sua manu dati exprimentem in eorum aula adservatam humiliter D.D.D. societas chirurgorum londinensium Translation of lettering: To the most noble lord Richard Boyle Earl of Burlington and Cork etc., knight of the most illustrious Order of the Garter, on account of the restoration of the anatomy theatre constructed with the highest skill by the most celebrated architect Inigo Jones a hundred years before, which had decayed from old age, [restored] at his expense, with equal flair and the highest generosity, the Company of Surgeons of London humbly presents this picture of Holbein's, which is preserved in their hall, representing the gift of the diploma given with his own hand by Henry VIII

Wellcome Collection 545950i