‖ riˈtratto Obs.
[It.; cf. retrait n.2]
A picture, portrait.
| 1722 Richardson Statues Italy 233 Here are several Ritrattoes, particularly that of Leo X. a 1734 North Examen ii. iv. §41 (1740) 251 In the mean Time, let not this Ritratto of a large Landscape be thought trifling. 1762–71 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Paint. (1786) III. 29 Symondes adds, Sir Peter had 5 l. for a ritratto; 10 l. if down to the knees. |