paintress
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Etymology edit
From Middle English peyntrys, from Old French peintresse; equivalent to painter + -ess.
Noun edit
paintress (plural paintresses)
- (archaic) A female painter.
- Synonym: paintrix
- 1838, John Gould, Biographical Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, and Architects, volume 2, London: G. and A. Greenland, Poultry, →OL, keyword “Oosterwyck”, page 380:
- Oosterwyck (Maria Van), a celebrated Dutch paintress of flowers and fruit, born at Nootdrop, a small town near Delft, in 1630.
- 1867, Shearjashub Spooner, A Biographical History of the Fine Arts, 4th edition, volume 1, New York: Leypoldt & Holt, →LCCN, →OL, keyword “Bennings”, page 92:
- Bennings, Liévene, a celebrated Flemish paintress, daughter of Simon Benichius, or Bennings, a miniature painter of Bruges, who instructed her in the art.
Translations edit
female painter
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