Mary Rogers, Lady Harington

Gheeraerts employs chiaroscuro, a hallmark of the early Baroque style, to create a stark, attention-grabbing contrast between light and dark, highlighting the subject against a more subdued background.

Created in 1596 under the patronage of Sir Henry Lee, during the late reign of Elizabeth I, the painting reflects Gheeraerts's favored status at the Tudor court. It is now held in the Tate Britain collection.

While attributed to the early Baroque Italian movement in style, the painting was produced within the English court, blending Flemish artistic influences with the aristocratic tastes of late Tudor England.

As a work by Gheeraerts, it contributes to the understanding of Tudor court art and the transition towards Baroque styles in England, though its specific impact on subsequent art movements is not broadly emphasized in historical narratives.