portraitist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of portraitist
Example Sentences
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Two features define Rembrandt as a portraitist and serve as the measure of his greatness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
Following his devastating turns in “Aftersun” and “All of Us Strangers,” there may be no better portraitist of sorrow-wracked loneliness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
For more than 80 years, the location of late-baroque Italian portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi's painting of the Contessa Colleoni had been unknown until now.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
It will likely reconfirm Mr. Yeo’s status as the go-to portraitist of his generation for Britain’s great and good, as well as for actors, writers, businesspeople, and celebrities from around the world.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Although best known for his sports pictures, Neiman is also a renowned portraitist who specializes in famous faces.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
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