Portraiture

n.	1.	A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model. For, by the image of my cause, I see The portraiture of his. - Shak. Divinity maketh the love of ourselves the pattern; the love of our neighbors but the portraiture. - Bacon.
	2.	Pictures, collectively; painting.
	3.	The art or practice of making portraits.
v. t.	1.	To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray.

Noun	1.	portraiture - a word picture of a person's appearance and character Synonyms: portrayal, portrait
	2.	portraiture - the activity of making portraits

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