The original plaster version is in the Fyns Kunstmuseum in Odense. Versions in bronze, like the present one, are in the Statens Museum for Kunst (The Danish National Gallery) and in the city park of the town of Randers.

Vilhelm Bissen was educated with the tradition from the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, a tradition he continued. Around 1880 Bissen was influenced by the French naturalism and that meant a new departure for his art. He was the first in Denmark to introduce the naturalistic observation in his idiom and Bissen was a pioneer for a whole generation of young sculptors. Most important among his naturalistic works are a series of women: Danaïde, En jægerinde (a huntress), Pottemalerske (a pottery painter), Atalanta (Greek goddess and huntress) and well-known personalities in contemporary dresses, among others C. C. Hall, Prime Minister, N. F. S. Grundtvig , Hymn Writer and Danish Queen Caroline Amalie.