Focus on this artwork and analyze the History.
Rossetti stopped publicly exhibiting his work after a harsh criticism he received on a painting titled Ecce Ancilla Domini (1849–50). He predominantly sold his work directly to patrons and friends instead. It was impossible to see multiples of his work at any given moment, this made it difficult for the art world and its critics to for any kind of impression of his artistry. This is true in the case of Ligeia Siren.  According to William Michael Rossetti's detailed records of his brothers life the chalk drawing was intended to go to William Graham along with La Ghirlandata for the price of £1000. However it was passed over because of Ligeia's nudity. It eventually sold to a Charles Howell in August 1873. After bouncing around from a few people as debt payments, Ligeia Siren wasn't publicly known or seen after 1880 and did not resurface until a century later in 1973 where it was sold to a private collector by Christies.
Charles Howell Ecce Ancilla Domini William Michael Rossetti La Ghirlandata William Graham