Matthew Snelling Explained

Matthew Snelling (1621–1678) was an English miniature painter.

He primarily painted miniature portraits, and has works that can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum.^[1] He worked as a limner for over 20 years. His style appears to have been an influence on the miniature painter Thomas Flatman.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Snelling at V&A. 18 July 2014.
2. Murdoch, John. Seventeenth-century English Miniatures in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: The Stationery Office, 1997. Cat.114, p.203.