Burne-Jones has re-visited the subject some years after the first version was finished in 1863, he has simplified the design by eliminating the figure seated at the end of the bed and moved the mirror in order to reflect the profile of the maiden in bed. This unfinished re-working is pivotal in showing how Burne-Jones developed his mature style. At this point he entered a transitional period in which he was absorbing elements from other artists. When he was involved in decorating the Green Dining Room at the South Kensington Museum, he had encountered the work of Alfred Stevens and his pupils who were working in a much broader manner, it is more than a co-incidence that after this experience he too developed a more painterly style which is more apparent in the cartoons that he made for glass from 1869-73. For a comparison see plates 435 and 439 in Angels ans Icons, Waters pub, 2012, (Seraphim Press). (Note: plate 439 Alfred Stevens is incorrectly given the initials "F.G.")