a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders. portrait of somebody a portrait of his wife; a full-length portrait ...

portrait · picture a scene, person, or thing that has been represented on paper using a pencil, a pen, or paint:The children were drawing pictures of their pets.

(of a page of a document, etc.) printed so that the top of the page is one of the shorter sides compare landscape. Want to learn more?

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word portrait. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. portrait has developed ...

noun /ˈpɔːtrətʃə(r)/ /ˈpɔːrtrətʃər/ [uncountable] the art of making portraits; the portraits that are made.

The earliest known use of the noun portrait lathe is in the 1880s. OED's earliest evidence for portrait lathe is from before 1884, in a dictionary by Edward H.

3 дня назад · a painting, photograph, drawing, etc. of a person or, less commonly, of a group of people: She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait/paint a portrait ...

a person who makes portraits; a royal portraitist (= who makes pictures of the king or queen, etc.)

​a person who makes portraits. a royal portraitist (= who makes pictures of the king or queen, etc.) Join us. Join our community to access the latest ...

Read the lives behind the portraits for a glimpse of Hogarth's world - from charity and politeness to corruption and vice.