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- sit for portrait
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Davina | | [də'vi:nə] | |
Chinyere | | - | Western African, Igbo |
Lucina | | loo-SEEN-ə (English) | Roman Mythology |
Mirna | | - | Croatian, Serbian |
Venyamin | | vye-nee-ah-MEEN, vee-nee-ah-MEEN | Russian |
Hera | | HER-ə (English) | Greek Mythology |