Onscreen Proofing issue

I am trying to find a way to use the Onscreen Proofing feature in Aperture in a similar way to the technique that can be used in Photoshop to adjust the proofed image to match the original.
In Aperture I duplicate the version I wish to print.
I select the original and the duplicate versions such that the duplicate is the primary image and both images are displayed in the Viewer.
I choose a proofing profile for the paper I intend to use and enable Onscreen Proofing.
At this point BOTH images change slightly even though I have the Primary Only feature enabled.
What I want is to have only the duplicate version change when Onscreen Proofing is enabled so that I can adjust it to match the original version.
Is this possible?
Paul

No, not possible.
Proofing is enabled (for everything), or proofing is not enabled. It's not set on an image-by-image basis.

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