Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One whose occupation is the painting of portraits.
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Examples
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As for the portrait-painter, she was a positive bore.
Chapter 27 2010
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Into his glittering orbit come, among others, Fuchsia Klumpp, art buyer and S&M devotee; Alice, a redheaded gallery assistant who hates modern art and all it stands for; and Dan, a portrait-painter of the old school.
Chick lit roundup 2010
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The Sanders Portrait, believed to have been sketched in 1603 by a friend of a then 39-year-old Shakespeare, is the property of Ottawa resident Lloyd Sullivan, 73, who says his heritage can be traced back to the portrait-painter John Sanders.
Bard Beyond Belief? 2006
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“Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
The Purse 2007
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“Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
The Purse 2007
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He is a great caricaturist and not a portrait-painter.
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Salon, passes in bourgeois regions for a fine portrait-painter.
Pierre Grassou 2007
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Salon, passes in bourgeois regions for a fine portrait-painter.
Pierre Grassou 2007
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‘Myself at thirty-three years of age!’ says he, pointing to a portrait of a gentleman in leather breeches and mahogany boots; ‘I could have been a portrait-painter, Mr. Smee.’
The Newcomes 2006
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This secret was connected with Miss Wirt, who had a cousin an artist, Mr. Smee, very celebrated since as a portrait-painter and R.A., but who once was glad enough to give drawing lessons to ladies of fashion.
Vanity Fair 2006
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