# Mary Senhouse

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PEAKE, Robert the Elder](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/peake-robert-the-elder-r94f72b5e66b586>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on panel, 89 x 72 cm

## Commentary

Though the identity of this English gentlewoman has traditionally passed down the centuries as &#39;Lady Mary Parker, née Senhouse&#39;, in fact Mary Senhouse \(b. 1572\)never married. She is depicted wearing a striking buff coloured satin dress with elaborate silver embroidery, buttons and spangles, though perhaps the conspicuous lack of jewellery may reflect her unmarried status.

## Related artworks

- [Henry Frederick \(1594-1612\), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington \(1592-1614\), in the Hunting Field](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/peake-robert-the-elder-r94f72b5e66b586/henry-frederick-1594-1612-prince-of-wales-with-sir-john-harington-1592-1614-in-the-hunting-field-r6bf871a7259bb7>)

## Attribution

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