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

Biography

Snelling primarily painted miniature portraits, and has works that can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum. He worked as a limner for over 20 years. His style appears to have been an influence on the miniature painter Thomas Flatman.Murdoch, John. Seventeenth-century English Miniatures in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: The Stationery Office, 1997. Cat.114, p.203.

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1621 births 1678 deaths 17th-century English painters English male painters Portrait miniaturists {{England-painter-stub