Edwards dates the Wrest Park Portrait to 1545–1549, the early years of her widowhood after the death of her husband, and gives this description:Together the NPG and Ottawa portraits depict the second and third acts of a life-drama involving the execution of Lady Dacre's first husband and her severely reduced circumstances as a young widow, her long and determined struggle to regain lost wealth, lands, titles and status, and the ultimate success of her quest.
Edwards places the Wrest Park Portrait in 1545–1549, during the early years of Lady Dacre's widowhood after her husband's death. She describes this portrait as part of a larger narrative that depicts two key stages: the execution of her first husband and her subsequent struggle to regain lost wealth, lands, titles, and status.