Dictionary

paintress en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English peyntrys, from Old French peintresse; equivalent to painter + -ess.

Meanings

1. (archaic) A female painter.
   • Oosterwyck (Maria Van), a celebrated Dutch paintress of flowers and fruit, born at Nootdrop, a small town near Delft, in 1630. 1838, John Gould, Biographical Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, and Architects, volume 2, London: G. and A. Greenland, Poultry, →OL, keyword “Oosterwyck”, page 380:
   • After a short time, she moved to Minton's to train as a paintress. 1990, Cheryl Buckley, Potters and Paintresses: Women Designers in the Pottery Industry 1870–1955, London: Women's Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 101:
   • Bennings, Liévene, a celebrated Flemish paintress, daughter of Simon Benichius, or Bennings, a miniature painter of Bruges, who instructed her in the art. 1867, Shearjashub Spooner, A Biographical History of the Fine Arts, 4th edition, volume 1, New York: Leypoldt & Holt, →LCCN, →OL, keyword “Bennings”, page 92:

Forms

Synonyms

paintrix

Translations (9)

es pintora (female painter) · pl malarka (female painter) · fi taiteilijatar (female painter) · kw payntyores (female painter) · ru худо́жница (female painter) · de Malerin (female painter) · ro pictoriță (female painter) · fr peintresse (female painter) · kw lymnores (female painter)