Matthew Snelling

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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.{{cite web|title=Snelling at V&A|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/name/snelling-matthew/3639/|accessdate=18 July 2014}} 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.