Portrait

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mid 16th century: from French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French portraire ‘portray’.


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From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire(“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō.


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portrait (n.)

1560s, "a figure, drawn or painted," a back formation from portraiture or directly from French portrait, from Old French portret (13c.), noun use of past participle of portraire "to paint, depict" (see portray). Especially a picture or representation of the head and face of a person drawn from life. Related: Portraitist.