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Portrait of Sen no Rikyū

The Portrait of Sen no Rikyū (Rikyū koji zō) is the best-known painted image of the Japanese tea master, a 1595 hanging scroll attributed to Hasegawa Tōhaku in Kyoto.

Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is a c. 1750 oil painting by Mexican artist Miguel Cabrera depicting the poet and nun seated at her desk.

Portrait of Tenochtitlan

Portrait of Tenochtitlan (Retrato de Tenochtitlán) is Thomas Kole's 2023 open-source 3D reconstruction of the Mexica capital as of 1518, built in Blender with drone comparisons of modern Mexico City, published in English, Spanish, and Nahuatl under CC BY 4.0.

Portrait of the Bourgeoisie

Portrait of the Bourgeoisie (Retrato de la burguesía) is a 1939–1940 mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros covering the stairwell walls and ceiling of the Mexican Electricians' Syndicate building in Mexico City.

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

The Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs is a porphyry sculptural group of four embracing Roman emperors, carved around 305 CE in Constantinople and looted to Venice in 1204.

Portrait of the Mozart Family

Portrait of the Mozart Family (Familienbild der Mozarts), della Croce (attr.), 1780/1781: oil on canvas, 140.4 x 187.6 cm, Salzburg Mozarteum, showing Wolfgang and Nannerl at a four-hand keyboard, Leopold with violin, and the dead mother in a framed portrait.

Portrait of the Priest Myōe

Portrait of the Priest Myōe is a 13th-century hanging scroll showing the Kegon monk Myōe meditating on a pine tree at Kōzan-ji in Kyoto, a National Treasure.

Portrait of Yi Je-hyeon

The Portrait of Yi Je-hyeon is a 1319 full-length portrait of the Goryeo scholar-official by the Yuan painter Jin Ganru, designated National Treasure No. 110 of South Korea.

Portrait of Yun Jeung

The Portrait of Yun Jeung (윤증 초상) is a group of Joseon portraits of scholar Yun Jeung, made 1711–1885 and preserved at Nonsan, designated Treasure No. 1495.

Portrait painting

Portrait painting: painted images of specific individuals, from Roman Egyptian mummy portraits through the 15th–17th century golden age to modern likeness debates, photography's impact, and contemporary painted and AI-assisted portraiture.

Portrait photography

Portrait photography captures a person's likeness, personality, and mood through deliberate lighting, pose, and composition. It spans the 1839 daguerreotype, calotype studios, environmental portraiture, and computational smartphone portrait modes.

Portrait Records

Portrait Records, a CBS Records subsidiary launched September 1976 in Los Angeles as an Epic sister label, released Heart, Joan Baez, Cyndi Lauper, and Sade, and was revived repeatedly as jazz, metal, and classical imprints under Sony.

Portraits of Delusion (현혹)

Portraits of Delusion (현혹, Hyunhok, also Delusion) is a 2026 Disney+ Korean drama adapted from Hongjacga's webtoon, directed by Han Jae-rim, starring Suzy as vampire hotel owner Song Jeong-hwa and Kim Seon-ho as painter Yun I-ho in 1935 Gyeongseong; 9 episodes, Showbox and Magnum Nine production, second-half 2026 release.

Portraits of Mozart

Portraits of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: barely a dozen of several dozen claimed lifetime likenesses are authenticated, including Carmontelle 1763–64, Verona 1770, Lange 1789–90, Stock 1789; Krafft's 1819 image and the disputed Edlinger.

Portraits of Tracy

Portraits of Tracy, Baton Rouge-born Black trans producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist; went viral in 2023 with Beach House-sampling rap "The Party"; 2026 retro-rock EP Q: From Where Do Our Primal Instincts Originate A: MTV!.

Portraits overlooking Tiananmen

Portraits overlooking Tiananmen is a large oil painting of Mao Zedong that hangs at the Tiananmen gate tower, and a new version is swapped in each year before National Day.

Portrayal of James Bond in film

The portrayal of James Bond in film is the screen presentation of Ian Fleming's British agent, played by six actors in the official Eon series since 1962.

Portrayals of Alice in Wonderland

Portrayals of Alice in Wonderland cover screen and cultural interpretations of Carroll's heroine since 1865: Tenniel's illustrations, the 1903 Hepworth film, Disney's 1951 blue-dressed Alice, Švankmajer's 1988 Alice, and Burton's 2010 billion-dollar adult Alice.

Ports America

Ports America is an American marine terminal operator and stevedoring company headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, handling cargo at ports on all three U.S. coasts.

Portsmouth

Portsmouth: port city and unitary authority on Portsea Island, Hampshire, England; home of the Royal Navy's main base with about 211,500 residents, chartered in 1194, a city since 1926, facing local government reorganisation.

Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth F.C., Pompey, English football club founded 1898 at Fratton Park; twice league champions (1949, 1950), FA Cup winner 1939 and 2008; first Premier League club in administration (2010), fan-owned 2013, Eisner/Tornante-owned since 2017.

Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, known locally as the A-Plant, is a former United States uranium enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio, operating from 1954 until 2001.

Portsmouth Heights

Portsmouth Heights is a residential neighborhood in Portsmouth, Virginia, an independent city in Hampton Roads. GNIS populated place 1497103 at 36.82098, -76.368832, elevation 3 ft, near Manor High School and Hodges Ferry Bridge.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, settled in 1630 and incorporated in 1653, is a coastal city on the Piscataqua River known for shipbuilding, historic houses, and its deep-water port.

Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth, Virginia: independent city in Hampton Roads on the Elizabeth River, founded 1752, home of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (Gosport, 1767); 2020 population 97,915, declining slightly.

Portu

Portu (Cristian Portugués Manzanera, born 1992, Beniel) is a Spanish right winger and forward for Girona FC; Valencia academy product, Girona promotion, Real Sociedad €10M transfer, Champions League debut 2024, left-knee ACL November 2025.

Portugal

Portugal (República Portuguesa), southwestern European country on the Iberian Peninsula with the Azores and Madeira; EU member since 1986, euro since 1999, capital Lisbon, semi-presidential republic of about 11.4 million people.

Portugal during World War II

Portugal under Salazar stayed neutral throughout World War II while leaning toward Britain, selling wolfram to both sides, granting the Allies Azores bases in 1943-1944, hosting refugees in Lisbon, and growing its GDP 19-30 percent during the war.

Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest

Portugal at Eurovision: participant since 1964 (debut 'Oração', last place), one win in 2017 (Salvador Sobral, 'Amar Pelos Dois', record 758 points), host of Lisbon 2018, entry chosen by RTP's Festival da Canção; missed 1970, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2016.

Portugal in the Middle Ages

Medieval Portugal: the county of Portucale under León, independence under Afonso Henriques in the twelfth century, Reconquista expansion to the Algarve, municipal and royal institutions, Coimbra university, and Lisbon-Porto Atlantic trade.