 Between 1868 and 1870, Osborn is believed to have returned to Germany and in 1870 she sent "Lost" to the Royal Academy from Munich to be displayed.This was one of her last critically acclaimed works as Osborn fell out of popularity and critical factor in the 1870s.In 1873 she exhibited her first flower piece and through the 1870s she divided her time between her studio in London and her studio in Glasgow.