Burne-Jones's watercolour technique, in which he draws with the brush an outline which is then filled in with dashes of colour, is one which can be seen to be used by his assistants, in this case the assurance with which the technique is used can only be from the hand of the Master. Possibly drawn for Mr. Murray Marks, as part of a set, Murray Marks (1840 - 1918). Dutch art dealer and collector who was closely involved with and supplied collectors such as Sir Henry Thompson and Frederick Leyland, with blue and white china and dealt in the works of Whistler. His Company flourished by dealing in furniture and interior decoration catering to the demand of the rising Aesthetic Movement.