Mrs. Elizabeth Freake and Baby Mary

This portrait by an anonymous painter depicts Elizabeth Freake (1642–1713), the wife of John Freake, a wealthy merchant and attorney who lived in Boston, Massachusetts, and their daughter Mary, the youngest of their six children. It is believed that this portrait was painted in 1671; an earlier version depicted only the mother, with baby Mary added three years later. Around ten surviving portraits painted between 1670 and 1674 are attributed to this painter.