the work was sold at christie's in london in march 1908 for 1,575 guineas. acquired by the art dealer agnew's, it passed through several collections before being sold at sotheby's in london in may 1958 for 480 guineas, and was acquired by agnew's again. the original watercolour was auctioned again at christie's in london in july 2013. estimated at £3m to £5m, it sold for £14.8m, then the highest sale price for a pre-raphaelite work.