portraitist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of portraitist
Example Sentences
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Both Revere, the patriot, and Copley, the successful portraitist becoming a rich man, would have understood the symbolism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
But one painting, a portrait of the Contessa Colleoni by late-baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, remained missing until now.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
But the image that haunts me from this show is a simple painting by the portraitist Jordan Casteel, called “Fendi.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023
In 1816, Kentucky-born portraitist William Edward West created a print depicting the battlefield death of British Maj.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023
It is well known that the famous sculptor is a remarkable portraitist.
From Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement
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