Matoaks als Rebecka daughter to the mighty Prince Powhâtan Emperour of Attanoughkomouck als virginia converted and baptized in the Christian faith, and wife to the worff. Mr: Joh: Rolff, Simon van de Passe, 1616

Engraved portrait of matoaks or rebecka, the native american woman better known as pocahontas, made in 1616 during her trip in england, where she died shortly after. It is the only known representation of her made during her lifetime. It is believed that simon van de passe (1595-1647), the dutch engraver, sketched her likeness in an actual sitting, then created the engraving for the virginia company to use in their publicity campaign. This is the closest we'll ever get to knowing what pocahontas looked like. […] the clothes that pocahontas is wearing in the portrait are meant to show how well integrated she was into english life in order to reassure investors that the natives could be made to adopt english ways. — kevin miller, in: miller, kevin (2018). Portraits. Pocahontas lives! Genre: portrait. Date: 1616. Place of creation: England. Dimensions: height: 17.5 cm (6.8 in); width: 12 cm (4.7 in). Medium: copper engraving print on paper. Depicted People: WorldCat. Collection: National Portrait Gallery. Pocahontas by Simon van de Passe (1616)