Pocahontas by Simon van de Passe 1616, Simon van de Passe

Portrait of pocahontas, wearing a tall hat, and seen at half-length. Around the oval lettering reads: "matoaka aľs rebecca filia potentiss: princ: powhatani imp: virginiæ". Below oval "ætatis suæ 21. Ao / 1616. " below: "matoaks aľs (alias) rebecka daughter to the mighty prince / powhâtan emperour of attanoughkomouck aľs (alias) virginia / converted and baptized in the christian faith, and / wife to the wor[shipfu]ll mr. Joh. Ralff. " engraving by the dutch and british printmaker and sculptor simon van de passe. Courtesy of the british museum, london. Date: 1616. Dimensions: height: 17 cm (6.6 in); width: 11.7 cm (4.6 in). Medium: copper engraving print. Collection: National Portrait Gallery.

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