"... little models in wax or other material were nearly always prepared, from which further drawing were made, ..." Notes on Some Unfinished Works of Sir Edward Burne-Jones Bt., by his Son. Magazine of Art January 1900 p. 160. From the photograph, the right leg of the wax figure is poorly modeled, as is the corresponding leg in the oil painting, which points to that area being the work of an assistant who was copying from the clay model and as was usual studio practice, Burne-Jones intended to correct the error.