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Portraits

Scope note

Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness; for representations of fictional or mythological characters, use "figures (representations)."

This term has 6 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Motif

Getty AAT term number

300015637

Broader Terms used

<visual works by subject type>

Term used for

portraiture

Equivalent Terms used

portrait

Created

12yrs ago

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