Ruskin was so taken with it that he wished to buy it when he first saw it, but it had already been sold to the collector Thomas Combe, superintendent of the Clarendon Press, who owned many other Pre-Raphaelite works of art.
Ruskin a fost atât impresionat de tablou încât a dorit să-l cumpere atunci când l-a văzut pentru prima dată, dar era deja vândut colecționarului Thomas Combe, inspector al Clarendon Press, care deținea multe alte opere de artă pre-rafaelite.