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 dates the Wrest Park Portrait to 1545–1549, during Lady Dacre's early widowhood after her husband's death. The portrait is part of a larger narrative that portrays two key stages: the execution of her first husband and her subsequent efforts to regain lost wealth, lands, titles, and status.