Art restorations can often uncover surprises—a revealing sketch of the Mona Lisa, say, or a forgotten detail obscured by dirt. Now, conservators who recently cleaned a 17th-century painting in Queen Elizabeth II's collection have discovered a different sort of surprise: A once-hidden illustration of a man who is … well, pooping...

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