 Prince Odescalchi gave it to the duke of Orléans in 1722 and it remained in the Orleans Collection until 1798.It was purchased with much of that collection by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, whose descendants later deposited his whole collection with the National Gallery of Scotland for storage and display.The Scottish National Gallery describes the painting as a poetic meditation on the transience of human life and love set in a poetic landscape.