During the late 1870s George Howard, Ninth Earl of Carlisle , was responsible for the commission of the East window for St Martin's Church, Brampton in Cumbria. The cartoon upon which he has drawn Burne-Jones working is possibly the Virgin Mary for All Hallows Church, Allerton, which dates from the same period as the Brampton windows. The present drawing was probably made during one of the visits to the Studio concerning details with the commission.