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swagger portrait en · NOUN

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1. A grand, impressive portrait commissioned by someone rich or famous to emphasize their status, importance etc.
   • Louis had adopted the same dainty stance – left leg forward, toes pointed, foot arched – in Rigaud's justly famous swagger portrait of the monarch in full ceremonial regalia. 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 2:

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