sit for portrait

sit for one's portrait

to serve as the subject of a portrait being done by a painter or photographer. I sat for the picture for two hours. Do you mind sitting for the painter all day? It will be easier if you get it over with all at once.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eduard	E-doo-ahrt (German)	German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Romanian, Georgian, Armenian
Nevra	-	Turkish
Gutxi	-	Basque
Sameer (1)	-	Arabic
Siofra	SHEEF-rə	Irish
Gabriel	ga-bree-EL (French), GAH-bryel (Spanish), GAHP-ree-el (German), GAHB-ree-el (Finnish), GAY-bree-əl (English), GAHP-ryel (Polish)	French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian