portraiture

n. drawing or photographing faces of individuals; drawing or painting of a face

A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.
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Noun
1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character
(synonym) portrayal, portrait
(hypernym) word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation
(derivation) portray
2. the activity of making portraits
(hypernym) depiction, delineation, portrayal
(derivation) portray, present

v. portray; personify, draw, paint

(v. t.)
To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray.
  

(n.)
The art or practice of making portraits.
  

(n.)
Pictures, collectively; painting.
  

(n.)
A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.