portraitist

[ pawr-tri-tist, -trey-, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr trɪ tɪst, -treɪ-, ˈpoʊr- /

a person who makes portraits.

Origin of portraitist

First recorded in 1865–70; portrait + -ist

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As a portraitist, Titian's is the only name to be coupled with that of Velasquez.

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The first duty of the portraitist is to generalize the expression of his subject.

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A Portraitist is a person who paints what other people don't think he sees.

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He was a portraitist who solemnly believed in the principle of decoration—character must take its chances when he painted.

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Her eyes were not large, nor yet luminous; smothered fire would have been the verdict of a portraitist.

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portraitist

/ (ˈpɔːtrɪtɪst, -treɪ-) /

an artist, photographer, etc, who specializes in portraits