Portraiture
[pawr-tri-cher, pohr-] /ˈpɔr trɪ tʃər, ˈpoʊr-/
noun
1.
the art or an instance of making .
2.
a pictorial representation; .
3.
a verbal picture.
/ˈpɔːtrɪtʃə/
noun
1.
the practice or art of making portraits
2.
3.
a verbal description
n.
mid-14c., from Old French portraiture “portrait, image, portrayal, resemblance” (12c.), from portrait (see portrait).
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