swagger portrait

noun

noun

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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