The present work is a study for Triptych: The Adoration of the Kings and the Annunciation, 1860-61, in the collection of Lord Lloyd Webber. The study relates to the central figure in the triptych, holding his hand to his crown before the Virgin and the infant Jesus. Burne-Jones has altered the position of the hand in the final painting so that it grips the crown more firmly. Bonhams 2007