The painting was responsible for Ancher's rise to fame after three notable buyers all expressed an interest in purchasing it; the Copenhagen Art Association (Kunstforeningen i København) withdrew its initial offer when Statens Museum for Kunst (the National Gallery of Denmark) expressed an interest, but it too was obliged to stand aside when King Christian IX decided he wished to add the painting to his private collection.
Maleriet var ansvarlig for Anchers berømmelse efter tre markante købere alle udtrykt interesse i at købe det; Københavns Kunstforeningen trak sit oprindelige tilbud, da Statens Museum for Kunst udtrykte interesse, men de blev også forpligtet til at trække sig, da Kong Christian IX besluttede, at han ønskede at tilføje maleriet til hans privat samling.