Portraitist (noun)

An artist who specializes in creating portraits.

Origin:

From french portraitiste, from portrait ("portrait") + -iste ("-ist"), ultimately from latin portrahere ("to carry") or portrahere se ("to represent onesel.f")

Examples:

1. The famous portraitist painted the queen's portrait.
2. She hired a portraitist to paint her husband's portrait.
3. The portraitist was known for capturing the soul of his subjects in his portraits.
4. The portraitist's work hung in galleries all over the world.
5. The portraitist's mastery of oil paint was unmatched.