MATTHEW SNELLING (BRITISH 1621-1678) Portrait miniature of a Lady, circa 1646, wearing a brown dress with white underlap, a large jewelled drop pearl suspended from black ribbon at her corsage, pearl necklace, earrings and strand of pearls in her hair Gouache on vellum Gold frame with pierced spiral cresting Oval, 60mm (2 1/2in) high Provenance: Limner Antiques 1 December, 1976; Private Collection Snelling worked as a limner for over 20 years. His style appears to have been an influence on the miniature painter Thomas Flatman. The present portrait is a particularly fine example of Snelling's work and this is highlighted in the depiction of the sitter's golden silk dress.