This painting was in St Sepulchre's church,London, in 1967. It portrays Matoaka, a native American nicknamed Pocohantas, who married an English man.

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This photograph was taken in1968 at St Sepulchre's Church. The painting seems to be a copy of the engraving by Simon van de Passe which was the only portrait known to have been made in her lifetime. Pocohantas was the daughter of a powerful regional chief, Powhatan. She converted to Christianity, took the christian name Rebecka and married the English settler John Rolfe in 1614. She died in 1617 in Gravesend after visiting London. The leader of the English settlers, Captain john Smith, claimed in his autobiography, that Powhatan had been about to execute him but was prevented when Pocohantas flung herself between the club and Smith's head.

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Size: 3879px × 4736px
Location: St. Sepulchre Without Newgate Church, Snow Hill, London, UK
Photo credit: © Julian Nieman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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