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portrait

An orientation in which the data are printed across the narrow side of the form. Contrast with landscape.

portrait
a. a painting, drawing, sculpture, photograph, or other likeness of an individual, esp of the face
b. (as modifier): a portrait gallery
portrait [′pȯr·trət]
(graphic arts)
A printing orientation in which the printed lines are parallel to the narrow side of the paper.


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Dostoyevsky suggests that the portraitist makes a convincing work only when he or she (unconsciously) recognizes himself or herself in the sitter, and Camri seems in some sense to have achieved this.
Miki Carmi: Stux Gallery by Kuspit, Donald / Artforum International
So it was with Gilbert Stuart, the famed portraitist who captured both the body and soul of many Founding Fathers.
Portraits of another time by Gilmour, Peter / U.S. Catholic
When the renowned illustrator and portraitist Al Hirschfeld died in January 2003, he left, as part of his legacy, more than seven decades worth of spirited artwork to be admired and appreciated.
Hirschfeld uptown by Reynolds, Clarence V. / Black Issues Book Review
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