portrait painting

noun

A painted portrait.

Meanings

nounportrait painting (countable and uncountable, plural portrait paintings)

plural portrait paintings

  1. countableA painted portrait.
  2. uncountableThe portrait genre in painting.
  3. uncountableThe activity of painting portraits.

Translations

French portrait peint, peinture de portrait
  • portrait peintpainted portrait
  • peinture de portraitportrait genre in painting
  • peinture de portraitsactivity of painting portraits
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