paintress

• painteress

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

paintress (plural paintresses)

1. (archaic) A female painter.

   Synonym: paintrix

   • 1838, John Gould, Biographical Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, and Architects, volume 2, London: G. and A. Greenland, Poultry, →OL, keyword “Oosterwyck”, page 380:

     Oosterwyck (Maria Van), a celebrated Dutch paintress of flowers and fruit, born at Nootdrop, a small town near Delft, in 1630.

   • 1867, Shearjashub Spooner, A Biographical History of the Fine Arts, 4th edition, volume 1, New York: Leypoldt & Holt, →LCCN, →OL, keyword “Bennings”, page 92:

     Bennings, Liévene, a celebrated Flemish paintress, daughter of Simon Benichius, or Bennings, a miniature painter of Bruges, who instructed her in the art.

   • 1990, Cheryl Buckley, Potters and Paintresses: Women Designers in the Pottery Industry 1870–1955‎, London: Women's Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 101:

     After a short time, she moved to Minton's to train as a paintress.

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